His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday said Jordan was coordinating with the Arab League to host a conference of Iraqi religious leaders in Amman to look into means to safeguard their country's unity and stability.

King Abdullah told Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari at a meeting in Amman that Jordan was "worried" about recent developments in Iraq, calling on Iraqis to unite against attempt to fuel sectarian tension.

The King said Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish powers in Iraq should work together to calm down the situation, avert sectarian fighting and speed up the formation of a representative government.

Zebari welcomed and supported the idea of holding the conference and hailed the King's support and firm position towards Iraq, saying that King Abdullah was the voice of logic and reason in the region.

The Jordan Times