His Majesty King Abdullah II has
said the Jordanian media should exercise its monitoring role in a
frame of responsible freedom and high professionalism.



During a meeting with editors-in-chief of the Jordanian
dailies on Wednesday, King Abdullah stressed the need to
improve professional performance of journalists through
holding training programs to improve their professional
skills.


The media should maintain accuracy and objectivity in
handling various issues and the national interest should be a top
priority as daily papers play a significant role in expressing, the
citizens' hopes and aspirations, the King said.


During the meeting, which was attended by Royal Court
Minister Samir Rifai, King Abdullah touched upon development of
events in the region with special reference to the situation in Iraq
and Palestine where he reiterated Jordan's commitment to push the
peace process forward and bring it back to normal track to reach a
just and comprehensive peace in the region.


The King called upon the international community to
exert every possible effort to realize peace in the region and to
urge both the Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks and
to commit themselves to implementing the Road Map which stipulates
the establishment of an independent Palestinian state living in
peace and security alongside an Israeli state.


On the Iraqi affairs, King Abdullah reaffirmed Jordan's
commitment to territorial integrity of Iraq. " We are supporting the
Iraqi government at this stage in it efforts to put an end to the
state of anarchy and violence to help create the appropriate
circumstances for building strong and united Iraq," King Abdullah
said.


Referring to the internal situation, King Abdullah
said "We are determined to pursue our efforts to promote sustainable
development, which is a top priority, and that is through
implementing reform programs that centered on addressing problems f
poverty and unemployment and on improving citizens' lives."
" We are confident that the programs being implemented will
yield the desired fruit," King Abdullah said.


Stressing the necessity for all citizens to take part in the
process of economic, political and social development, King Abdullah
said " We are determined to build a modern and open Jordan on the
basis of democracy, pluralism and moderation."