His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday said that this week's US-hosted Middle East peace meeting should help create a Palestinian state.

In a phone call, the King told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that the Annapolis meeting provides a chance to launch comprehensive and clear peace negotiations to tackle all aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict and lead to an independent Palestinian state.

The King said the opportunity should be seized to build trust between the Palestinians and Israel during the coming stage to help achieve a just peace in the Middle East.