Amman, April 20 (Petra)--Senate President
Zeid Rifai received today a delegation from the American
Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), currently on
a visit to the Kingdom upon an invitation from the Jordanian
Young Economists Society.
Rifai hailed Jordanian-US ties and stressed
the importance of the US's role in bringing about peace
and stability in the Middle East. "Peace in the region
will not be achieved without solving the Arab-Israeli conflict
and establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem
as its capital," he said.
Rifai highlighted efforts exerted by Jordan
under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II to
achieve comprehensive development despite the political
situation in the region, adding achieving peace and stability
was the main challenge facing the Middle East.
The senate president expressed Jordan's
rejection of all forms of terrorism and said the Amman Message,
which was launched by His Majesty King Abdullah, affirmed
Islam's rejection of violence and extremism and called for
interfaith and cultural dialogue.
Speaker of the Lower House of Representatives
Abdul Hadi Majali also discussed with the delegation the
latest developments in the region.
Majali said arriving at a just and comprehensive
solution to the Palestinian issue that leads to the establishment
of an independent Palestinian state was the only way to
end all conflicts in the region and bring about peace and
stability.
"Jordan, under His Majesty's leadership
affirms that the Palestinian issue is the core of conflict
in the region and it is the central issue for the kingdom
and the Arab nation," Majali added.
The speaker also reviewed the national
reform march led by His Majesty in all fields as well as
Jordan's parliamentary life.
Members of the delegation valued Jordan's
role in the region as well as its relentless efforts to
bring about peace in the region.
The ACYPL was formed in 1966 as a non-profit
bipartisan educational exchange organization to enhance
mutual understanding of political systems, foreign cultures,
and ideologies among emerging American and foreign political
leaders.
