His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed the importance of the UN role in pushing the Middle East peace process and resuming Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.

The King told UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at a meeting in Amman that time should not be wasted, and the opportunity to achieve a comprehensive peace should be seized.

King Abdullah said that political momentum should be kept up as well as consultations between Arab and international parties.

Ban, for his part, urged the international community to bolster fledging efforts to revive peacemaking between Israel and the Palestinians.

Agencies