His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday met with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who expressed confidence in Jordan's ability to thwart terrorism.



Solana conveyed “condolences on behalf of the European community” over Wednesday's triple hotel bombings, which killed 57 people.



King Abdullah thanked the EU for its supportive stand, stressing that the crime will strengthen the Kingdom in its fight against terrorism.



Solana said the EU was ready to provide any kind of assistance to Jordan.



“If they require anything in particular, we would be more than happy to help them,” he said.



Talks between King Abdullah and Solana also covered the Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian situations.



Also today, King Abdullah received Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller, who offered his country's condolences and expressed its support for Jordan.



King Abdullah told Moller, who hailed Jordan's security forces, that terrorism has no boundaries and it targets all people regardless of their race, religion or nationality.



The King and the Danish official also reviewed the current situation in the region.



Meanwhile, King Abdullah told NBC's “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert on Sunday that all Jordanians were united in condemning the terrorist attacks.



“All of Jordanians are united in that they want the people who are responsible for these crimes to be brought to justice,” the King said.



King Abdullah said authorities want to know if the arrest of the would-be female bomber would lead to other suspects who were behind the crime.



During the interview, His Majesty the King questioned the accuracy of a recent Pew Research Foundation poll, which claimed that 57 per cent of Jordanians say violent actions are justifiable.



“I do question the poll because there are many other polls that show completely the opposite. The Zogby Poll that was taken at the same time showed 80 per cent of Jordan was against violence,” the King stressed.

The Jordan Times