Jordan tries to put Palestinian issue on top of Biden's Mideast agenda: king

Amman [Jordan], June 27: Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday said the kingdom is exerting its utmost efforts to place the Palestinian issue on the top of U.S. President Joe Biden's agenda for his visit to the region next month.
King Abdullah made the remarks during a meeting in Amman with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, where he said that there is nothing more important to Jordan than the Palestinian issue, according to a statement by the Royal Hashemite Court.
The king noted Jordan would fully support the rights of the Palestinian people and their cause during the upcoming summit to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in July, which would be joined by leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and the United States.
King Abdullah said that the two-state solution is the sole solution to the Palestinian issue that entails the creation of an independent Palestinian state at the borders of 1967.
The two sides said the next step required now is to cease unilateral measures to open the way to resume negotiations in the future.
In turn, Abbas thanked Jordan for supporting the rights of the Palestinian people, noting that wherever Jordan is present on the international stage, the Palestinian cause is represented.
Source: Xinhua