His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday received German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.



During the meeting, King Abdullah said the future of the peace process in the Middle East largely depends on the results of next month's Israeli elections and the programme of the coming Palestinian government.



Steinmeier was in Jordan as part of a tour that took him to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Turkey.



During the meeting, the King said the European Union, including Germany, should continue its support for the Palestinians and help revive their economic situation.



King Abdullah, meanwhile, reiterated his condemnation and rejection of the recently published insulting cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. He added that Muslims around the world should express their anger in “a civilised manner.”



Both sides also discussed the Iraqi situation, saying that the international community should back the political process in the country to help restore stability.



On bilateral ties, King Abdullah and the German minister said it was important to speed up the establishment of the Jordanian German University of Applied Sciences, which the King described as a pioneering step.

The Jordan Times