Jordan’s King Abdullah II meets with U.S. peace team to discuss its plan

MARCH 12, 2019 03:58

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on March 11, 2019 shows Jordanian King Abdullah II (R) meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, DC (photo credit: YOUSEF ALLAN / JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE / AFP) — A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on March 11, 2019 shows Jordanian King Abdullah II (R) meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, DC

(photo credit: YOUSEF ALLAN / JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE / AFP)

The 45-minute meeting took place at the Jordanian ambassador's residence and briefly touched on the administration's upcoming effort to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace team met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Monday in Washington.

The 45-minute meeting took place at the Jordanian ambassador’s residence and briefly touched on the administration’s upcoming effort to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the officials said. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, US special representative for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt and the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner all attended the meeting.

Kushner and Greenblatt have led a two-year review of US policy toward the conflict and what direction the administration should take going forward as it seeks to broker a comprehensive settlement. They plan on releasing a detailed list of proposals sometime in the spring or summer.

Palestinian Authority officials have not communicated directly with the Trump administration in over a year, dismissive of its approach ever since the president recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last year and moved the US embassy there.

Abdullah also met with Pompeo independently to discuss a wider range of issues in the bilateral relationship, as well as with US Vice President Mike Pence at the White House.