His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over process in efforts to revive Middle East peace negotiations.

During the meeting at the Royal Hashemite Court, King Abdullah said Jordan would continue exerting all possible efforts in coordination with regional and international stakeholders to remove obstacles facing the relaunch of peace negotiations. The King said Jordan will do its utmost to support Palestinians and help them achieve national unity and solidarity.

In regard to the situation in Jerusalem, His Majesty renewed Jordan’s condemnation of Israeli policies and measures and the frequent violations against the city’s holy sites. The King said the Kingdom would continue its role in protecting Islamic and Christian shrines to preserve Jerusalem’s Arab identity.

For his part, Abbas briefed His Majesty on the results of his meetings with regional and world leaders with whom he has discussed endeavours to revive peace negotiations and achieve the Palestinians’ vision of establishing their independent state.

The Palestinian president commended Jordan’s efforts in supporting Palestinians.

The meeting was attended by Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, King’s National Security Adviser and General Intelligence Department Director Gen. Faisal Shobaki, King’s Office Director Jafar Hassan and the delegates accompanying Abbas.