Obama and King Abdullah urged Israel and Palestinians to advance peace negotiations
Print Decrease Normal Increase U.S. President Barack Obama, and King Abdullah II of Jordan agreed today on the need for Israelis and Palestinians continue with peace talks, stalled for months.
Negotiating peace in the Middle East is now more important than ever, "Obama said Thursday after meeting with King Abdullah II, in what is their first meeting since the outbreak of popular unrest in the region in January.
two leaders were scheduled to address this issue in their meeting, but also spoke of the delicate situation in which the peace talks in the Middle East.
After the meeting, Obama made it clear the U.S. commitment to promote a "just and equitable" for the region.
Direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians resumed on September 2 last year after heavy pressure from the U.S., but were interrupted weeks after the expiry of the September 26 Israeli moratorium on the construction of new settlements West Bank.
In December, the U.S. Government admitted he had failed to achieve the Israeli commitment to a new moratorium, without which the Palestinians did not accept to return to the negotiating table.
The meeting held today the two leaders in the Oval Office for Obama opens what will be a week dedicated almost exclusively to the Middle East.
On Thursday, U.S. President is scheduled to deliver the State Department in a speech on the Middle East which will address the processes of change in the Middle East through peaceful demonstrations. According
has advanced the White House, Obama will highlight the example of these processes against the model representing the leader of the terrorist network Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, died in a U.S. commandos operating in Pakistan last day 1.
On Friday, Obama will at the White House to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and on Sunday will address the annual conference of the Public Affairs Committee American Israel (AIPAC), the main Jewish lobby in America.
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