While a historic Arab-Israeli summit was taking place at Kibbutz Sde Boker in the Negev, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah met in Ramallah. Abdullah's son, Crown Prince Hussein, accompanied his father.
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A press release published in Palestinian media reported that Abbas told Abdullah that "We [Palestinians] and you [Jordanians] are one, Your Majesty, and actually Jordan and Palestine are one – one interest, and the same concerns and hopes.
"We always welcome your important visits, and this is a very important visit for consultations on what is happening. We do not forget that the Jordanian stance on the Palestinian issue is the Palestinian stance," Abbas said.
Abdullah was quoted as emphasizing that Jordan would always back its "Palestinian brothers and their rights," and continue to stand with them despite the many challenges.
"The region cannot enjoy security or stability without a just, comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue, based on the two-state solution that promised the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with east Jerusalem as its capital."
Abdullah also said that all unilateral steps, especially in Jerusalem and on the Temple Mount, that posed obstacles to the chance of achieving "permanent peace" in the region "must be stopped."
"Our hope is that the Palestinian state will live in peace and security alongside Israel. Jordan continues its efforts to maintain the legal and historical situation in Jerusalem, and protect Islamic and Christian holy places under the supervision of the Hashemite dynasty," the king added.
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