King Abdullah meets with Burns

The Jordanian king Abdullah II yesterday met with the US under secretary of state for the Middle East affairs William Burns and discussed with him the situation in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

The Jordanian official news agency Petra said that the King reviewed with Burns "developments in Palestine and Iraq" and indicated to the "continued cycle of violence, a matter which constitute a bulwark before resumption of the peace process" in the Middle East, considering that "efforts in this phase should be poured on preparing the atmosphere to resume the peace process." The agency said that Burns is carrying out a tour on several Middle East countries that "aims at giving the middle East peace process a push forward."