His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday urged a "new chapter" between deputies and the government, which, he said, should work as "one team" to meet challenges facing Jordan.

At a Royal Court meeting, King Abdullah told National Parliamentary Action Front and New Reformists MPs that such challenges are mainly economic and not political, saying that "judgement should be on programs and not on persons."

The King said the government as well as the National Agenda and decentralization committees should be engaged in a dialogue with the Parliament and explain Jordan's achievements to citizens.

"I sensed that there was shortcomings in talking [to citizens] about national programs and achievements."

The Jordan Times