His Majesty King Abdullah discussed with the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday the efforts being exerted to push forward the direct negotiations.

During their talks, the two leaders exchanged views on the approach needed to guarantee the negotiations deal seriously with final status issues.

King Abdullah and Mubarak stressed that the international community must join efforts to support the peace process to achieve Palestinian-Israeli peace within a comprehensive regional context.

The two leaders stressed the need to exert all possible efforts to support the Palestinians in establishing an independent state on their national soil, to live in peace and security next to Israel, in accordance with international resolutions.