King Abdullah confers with Khatami at the UN

The Jordanian official news agency Petra reported on Thursday that the Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami met for the first time in New York on the sideline of the Millennium Summit. The agency explained that the meeting which was held on Wednesday centered on " the importance of revitalizing cooperation and coordination among the Islamic states to withstand common challenges at the age of globalization." The two sides indicated that " in increasing co-operation and strengthening economic relations will be common benefits."