Jordan's King Abdullah on Sunday voiced hopes that a new U.S. government could "directly" involve in the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis, local daily The Jordan Times reported on Monday.
"I look forward to working with U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to end the conflict in the region and reach comprehensive peace based on a two-state solution," the king told chief editors of Jordanian daily newspapers at a meeting at Bab Al Urdun Palace.
Jordan, the majesty affirmed, will always exert its utmost to end the suffering of the Palestinians and help achieve peace on the basis of the two-state solution.
The king's remarks came as an international meeting of Quartet was held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on developments of the Mideast peace process, particularly peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel.
The Middle East Quartet, which groups the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia, reiterated its commitment to supporting the Palestinian-Israeli talks, calling on the two sides to continue the talks.
At the U.S.-hosted Annapolis conference on Mideast peace last November, Palestinian and Israeli leaders pledged to try to reach a peace agreement by the end of 2008.
With time running out, it is highly unlikely to reach the Annapolis target. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said earlier in the month that he saw no comprehensive peace pact with Israel by the end of the year.