Baghdad: King Abdullah seeks to develop Jordanian - Iraqi relations

The Iraqi News Agency said on Tuesday that Jordan's King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein has asserted to Baghdad his desire to develop Jordanian - Iraqi relations, which have had ups and downs during the recent years.

The new Jordanian King made these assertions during his meeting on Monday night with Iraqi Vice President Taha Muhey al-Din Marouf, who represented Iraq at King Hussein's funeral.

According to the Iraqi News Agency, King Abdullah stressed "Jordan's readiness for the stability, development and strengthening of relations between Jordan and Iraq in various fields in the service of the two countries' joint interests."