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Jordan's King Abdullah II
"More peace efforts are needed as soon as possible."
Jordan has yet to react officially to Sunday's news from Israeli and Palestinian officials that they expect to start indirect peace talks within days.
That followed the Arab League's endorsement on Saturday of a US-brokered plan to end the impasse and after US guarantees on the key issue of Jewish settlements apparently persuaded the Palestinians to lift their objections.
Last month in an interview with the Chicago Tribune, King Abdullah, a key ally of Washington, said that if there is no Middle East peace process by the summer "there's a very good chance for conflict."
In 1994 Jordan became the second Arab state to conclude a peace treaty with Israel, after Egypt in 1979.
Direct Middle East peace talks were halted in December 2008 when Israel launched its devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip aimed at halting rocket fire by Palestinian militants.
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Jordan has yet to react officially to Sunday's news from Israeli and Palestinian officials that they expect to start indirect peace talks within days.
That followed the Arab League's endorsement on Saturday of a US-brokered plan to end the impasse and after US guarantees on the key issue of Jewish settlements apparently persuaded the Palestinians to lift their objections.
Last month in an interview with the Chicago Tribune, King Abdullah, a key ally of Washington, said that if there is no Middle East peace process by the summer "there's a very good chance for conflict."
In 1994 Jordan became the second Arab state to conclude a peace treaty with Israel, after Egypt in 1979.
Direct Middle East peace talks were halted in December 2008 when Israel launched its devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip aimed at halting rocket fire by Palestinian militants.
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