Jordan

Amman, April 28 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II wrote an article for "The Hill", which is a congressional newspaper that publishes daily when Congress is in session titled "Middle East status quo is untenable". Following is the full text of King Abdullah's article: During my recent trip to Washington, I had the pleasure of meeting President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and numerous other members of Congress. Our meetings recognize 60 years of American-Jordanian partnership. During these decades, American support has helped us address some of our most vital development challenges, expand our trade horizons, and create opportunity for young Jordanians. I speak for all Jordanians when I say we are grateful for your assistance. Together, we have also confronted common threats, worked to advance global stability and carried a message of tolerance and understanding. Our partnership is as strong as ever, and growing. Today, it is imperative we marshal the goodwill and trust between us to put Middle East peace-making back on track. In the Middle East, there have been no real negotiations that could lead to comprehensive peace for a whole decade. The result has been an alarming erosion in the credibility of the peace process and its advocates. The status quo is untenable. The current stalemate threatens a new round of violence that will spare none of us.

 

 

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