Egyptian- Jordanian summit to discuss conditions in Iraq, Palestine

The Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak called in conclusion of their talks in the al-Aqaba city yesterday for the need to work promptly to put an end to the cycle of violence in the Palestinian territories, warning that these acts are threatening the security of the region.

The Jordanian official news agency ( Petra) said that the two leaders stressed the need of working quickly to get out of the cycle of violence and repression in the Palestinian lands. A cycle which endangers peace and security of the region.," in the talks the two leaders held in ( Beit al-Baher) the headquarters of the Jordanian king in the city of Aqaba.

The two leaders also stressed "the need that the international community, the European union and the Quartet are to shoulder their responsibility in helping the Israeli and Palestinian sides to take steps enabling to turn back the peace process to its rightful track and find out a just and comprehensive solution for the conflict based on the Roadmap and conducive to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state."

The two leaders also stressed that any Israeli withdrawal from Gaza should be part of the Roadmap, and according to steps agreed upon with the Palestinian side." On the other hand, the talks dealt with the situation in Iraq. The two leaders called on the international community to shoulder its responsibility to supporting the people of Iraq in re-building Iraq.