By NNN-SPA,
Amman : Jordan’s King Abdullah II has told Israel to set the conditions necessary for peacemaking so that an agreement with the Palestinians can be reached this
year.
Abdullah’s remarks came in a meeting Sunday with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, his
royal palace said.
The king, in a separate talks with U.S. President Bush, urged Bush to maintain a hands-on approach to peacemaking, while he told Livni that Israel must immediately halt settlement activities in the West Bank and end its crippling economic blockade against the
Palestinians.
He said a Palestinian-Israeli peace deal must be reached this year.
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