His Majesty King Abdullah II met on Tuesday a US Congress delegation which includes Tom Defis, Jem Moran and Jane Mary Defoltez, who represent Virginia State. The King outlined Jordan's efforts to reinvigorate the peace process in the region and initiatives aimed to end Palestinian-Israeli conflict through implementing the road map peace plan.

His Majesty said his planned talks this month with U.S. President George Bush will focus on means of re-launching the peace process and the current situations in Iraq, as well as, on ways to boost bilateral relations particularly in investment and economic spheres and the U.S aid to Jordan.

King Abdullah II also met on Tuesday with Virginia Council delegation for Information Technology, headed by Dafis currently on a visit to Jordan.

The King expressed his thanks and appreciation to the delegation for their initiative to invest in Jordan and establish partnerships with the private sector particularly in the educational and IT sectors.

The delegation, who met with Jordanian officials in public and private sectors, will sign several agreements with Jordanian companies in information technology field.

His Majesty stressed his keenness to give due attention to educational and IT sectors and use them as tools to raise economic productivity in Jordan of the Jordanian economy.

During the meeting, attended by Minister of the Royal Court Sameer Refai, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Basem Awadallah, a number of Jordanian investors and the U.S Ambassador to Amman, King Abdullah also affirmed his keenness to further qualify Jordanian human cadre to be more sufficient to deal with the IT companies. He noted the steps that the Jordanian government has been taking to improve the investment ambiance in Jordan especially despite the unfavorable circumstances in the region.

" We are determined to take the initiative in reform and development processes in a way that meets our people's hopes and ambitions," King Abdullah said.

Members of the delegation paid tribute to Jordan's to promote security and stability in the region. King Abdullah represents the hope for the future of peace in the region.

They also hailed Jordan's accomplishment educational and IT sectors which set a good example in the region and they expressed their willingness to establish a long-term partnerships with the private sector in Jordan.