His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received an invitation from Syrian President Bashar Asaad to attend the Arab summit in Damascus at the end of next month.

During a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem, who delivered the invitation, the King stressed Jordan's keenness to participate in all Arab summits and work for their success, to ensure that they result in decisions that boost Arab unity and activate joint Arab action.

The King also reiterated the importance of careful planning for the summit in order to reach a consensus and come up with a unified Arab stance, “especially at this critical stage with major challenges facing the Arab nation”.

During the meeting, talks also focused on Jordanian-Syrian relations and King Abdullah stressed Jordan's desire to strengthen bilateral ties with Damascus.

Addressing the situation in Lebanon, King Abdullah underlined the need to eliminate all obstacles hampering the implementation of an Arab League initiative seeking to achieve conciliation among the Lebanese, end the current political crisis and curb its repercussions on the country's unity and sovereignty.