Jordan's King Abdullah II and Iraqi President Barham Salih and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a tripartite meeting on Thursday in Amman, the Royal Court said. The tripartite meeting stressed the necessity of supporting the Palestinians in achieving their legitimate rights and establishing their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The tripartite summit stressed the importance of continuing coordination and consultation on various issues to serve Arab issues and enhance security and stability in the region. The three leaders stressed the need to promote joint Arab action and unify positions to overcome the challenges and crises facing the Arab nation.
The Palestinian president expressed appreciation for "Jordan's historic positions on the Palestinian issue and Jerusalem and for His Majesty's great efforts in defending the rights of the Palestinian people in all international forums."
The Iraqi and Palestinian leaders arrived in Jordan earlier in the day on unannounced visits. King Abdullah met separately before the tripartite summit.
The Jordanian royal court said that the meeting of the King of Jordan to the Iraqi president, and the development of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, especially economic, trade and investment. The King of Jordan stressed his country's stand on Iraq's side in enhancing its security and stability and achieving the aspirations of its people in further progress and prosperity.
King Abdullah and President Barham stressed the importance of the outcome of the tripartite summit between Jordan, Egypt and Iraq held in the Egyptian capital of Cairo last March and to build on it to expand the levels of cooperation and coordination between the three countries.
The Palestinian leader held an official visit to Qatar last Monday, which lasted three days, where he met with the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, and discussed the challenges facing the Palestinian issue.
Peace plan
The moves coincide with the announcement by the US administration of what it calls its plan for peace in the Middle East, which the Palestinian side has declared its strong rejection of, and that it denies the main issues of the Palestinian issue, especially the two-state solution and the return of refugees.
The Palestinian leadership announced its boycott of a workshop to be held next month in Bahrain aimed at promoting investment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip under the Trump Peace Plan, known as the Century Deal.