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Iraq-Jordan
Saudi regent continues regional tour with talks in Jordan
2005-05-08
AMMAN/DAMASCUS - Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah arrived on Saturday on a visit to Jordan after earlier talks in Damascus and Egypt. Upon arrival in Amman, the Saudi underboss prince, who is also his kingdom's ruling cheese regent, met with Jordan's King Abdullah. "The king and the crown prince underscored the importance of resuming talks on the Syrian and the Lebanese tracks so as peace be comprehensive and durable," a joint statement issued on the talks said.

The two monarchs reaffirmed that "a just solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which involves the setting up of an independent Palestinian state, provided the sole way for re- establishment of peace and maintaining security and stability in the Middle East".
And killing all the Joooos, as a matter of course.
The two monarchs also "considered the roadkill map, which provided for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, represented a basis for a just solution that guarantees rights of all parties".

The prince, who discussed the Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts last week during a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush, briefed the king on the U.S. position. "During the talks, the king thanked Saudi Arabia for the support and assistance it had been extending to Jordan with the aim of spurring the kingdom's process of economic development," the statement said.

It alluded mainly to an oil grant of 50,000 barrels of crude per day, which the Riyadh government had been extending to the Hashemite kingdom since the start of the U.S.-led war on Iraq in March 2003. The extension of the grant, which reportedly expired at the end of April, was high on the agenda of the talks, according to official sources.
"Please don't cut us off!"
The crown prince's trip coincided with the arrival in Jordan of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on a two-day state visit.
Posted by:Steve White

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