King Abdullah hopes that violence will end in Iraq for making the elections

The Jordanian King Abdullah II yesterday hoped that the state of the lack of security in the Iraqi cities will end and elections to be carried out in their due time.

The Jordanian official news agency quoted the Jordanian king upon his meeting with the Iraqi Interim prime minister Eyad Allawi his confirmation "on Jordan's commitment to achieving security and stability in Iraq." The King also renewed Jordan's full support to the efforts made by the Iraqi government to rebuild Iraq and restore establishments and ensure the Iraqi territorial integrity.

The King also expressed his hope of ending the state of chaos and violence so as elections to be carried out in its set time in all Iraqi areas and at the participation of all Iraqis. Jordanian officials said that King Abdullah discussed with Allawi the question of the general elections in Iraq due by the beginning of 2005, noting that the Iraqi prime minister notified the King about the events of his recent visit to the USA.

On Monday, the Jordanian King Abdullah headed to London in a visit during which he will hold talks with the British prime minister Tony Blair dealing with the two issues of Iraq and the Palestinian- Israeli conflict. An official source in the Royal court said that King Abdullah will head then to Berlin on Thursday in a one day work visit where he will be holding talks with senior German officials.