His Majesty King Abdullah II returned
home on Saturday following his participation in the meeting of the
World Economic Forum in Davos.



His Majesty's participation in the Forum offered a good opportunity
to the private sector in Jordan to use the forum as a platform to
show its achievement and presents its plans and suggestions for joint
ventures with major international companies in areas such as tourism,
aviation, information technology, health care and pharmaceuticals,
vehicle spare parts.



In his keynote address before the forum, King Abdullah urged
all sectors in the Arab world to address issues such as a responsive
and transparent governance, an educational system dedicated to excellence,
and a vigorous private sector that can harness the region' s
tremendous human potential.



The King affirmed that peace and stability can never be achieved
in the Middle East with settling the Palestinian problem, which is
the core of conflict in the region.



"We cannot talk about growth and stability in my region,
or the globe, we cannot take effective action for reform and
development, without addressing a core conflict that threatens
our world, the long and hateful cycle of violence between
Israelis and Palestinians," the King said.



King Abdullah also called for close coordination on international
security arrangements "within a collective approach that would
allow us to take the lead in setting the priorities in the
war on terror." The King affirmed that peace and stability
can never be achieved in the Middle East with settling the Palestinian
problem, which is the core of conflict in the region.



On the sidelines of the forum's sessions, the King held bilateral
meeting senior politicians, economic leaders and head of major world
companies including the Swiss President, Bahraini Crown Prince, Qatari
Foreign Minister, U.S. Vice-President, Canadian Prime Minister, Microsoft
Chief Executive, President of the Japanese International Cooperation
Agency, Sessco Systems Executive Director and many others.