King Abdullah II

     Jordan's King Abdullah II urged visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday to set clear goals for talks with the Israelis as the next step to reviving stalled Mideast peacemaking saying the momentum must be maintained. "It's necessary to build on Arab and international efforts over the past few weeks to activate the peace process...and formulate a clear view of the objectives," Abdullah said. He stressed "the necessity to formulate a clear view of the objectives and results to be reached through the upcoming negotiations," referring to Abbas's meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday - the second between the two leaders in a month and "It's very important to establish this formula before (US Secretary)  Rice visit and the Arab summit at end of month." Earlier in the week, Abdullah met with US President George W. Bush and Rice in Washington where he urged officials in a speech to the US Congress to quickly take the lead in creating conditions for a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians.... "There must be a peace in which Israelis will be part of the neighborhood." he said.(20,09)