King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah are in the United States on a few day visit. On Friday, King Abdullah participated in an economic conference held in US state of Idaho which was attended by Queen Rania and Crown Princes Hussein bin Abdullah. At the conference, King Abdullah talked about the need a two-state solution to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the need to relaunch Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. ” This process guarantees establishment of an independent Palestinian state on national Palestinian soil and ensures security and acceptance for Israel,” the King added.

On the sidelines of the Idaho economic conference, King Abdullah discussed with Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe ways to boost bilateral cooperation ties and Mideast developments.

King Abdullah is on a few days private visit with Queen Rania to the United States. So far, the economic conference was the only event on the agenda.

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 Jordan’s King Abdullah II issued a decree on Thursday naming his eldest son, Hussein 15 years old as crown prince. In a palace statement that was released yesterday said “immediately assume the title and privileges of his post”.

The post of heir apparent has been un-named since 2004 when King Abdullah removed the crown prince title from his half brother, Hamzeh. King Abdullah became King in 1999. Queen Rania is the mother of Crown Prince Hussein.

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