His Majesty King Abdullah II and Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha on Wednesday discussed ways to further develop cooperation between Jordan and Bulgaria particularly in economic and trade areas.

The talks, held at Beit Al Barakah palace over a dinner banquet hosted by Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania and attended by Princess Mona Al Hussein, also covered current efforts to end the cycle of violence in the Palestinian areas and create the most favourable atmosphere to resume the Palestinian Israeli peace talks.