His Majesty King Abdullah starts a working visit to Ireland on Sunday followed by a brief visit to Germany and France where King Abdullah will be meeting leaders of these countries as part of his efforts to drum up international support to efforts designed to put an end to the intense situation in the Palestinian areas and reinvigorate the stalled peace process.

In Dublin, King Abdullah will hold talks with Irish President McAleese and her Prime Ministers on situation in the Middle East and development of events in the Palestinian areas.

Ireland is currently holding the rotating presidency of the EU, which Jordan counts on to play an effective role along with the U.S. to salvage the peace process, which has been driven away from its right track because of the ongoing cycle of violence for the last three years.

King Abdullah will also hold talks with senior Irish officials and businessmen on bilateral cooperation particularly on IT and investment sectors.

During his visit to Berlin on Tuesday and Paris on Thursday, King Abdullah will hold talks with German and French presidents Gerhard Schroeder and Jacques Chirac respectively on situation in the Middle East and Jordan's relations with their countries.