His Majesty King Abdullah met on Thursday with head and members of the Jordanian-Japanese Parliamentary Friendship Committee, on a working visit to Japan.
 
During the meeting, which was also attended by His Royal Highness Prince Ali bin Al Hussein and His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi, the King’s personal envoy and religious and cultural affairs adviser, King Abdullah underlined the “deep” ties Jordan and Japan enjoy, dating back to 1954.
 
His Majesty also highlighted the important role Japan plays in supporting the Kingdom’s development plans, stressing the need to continue coordination on issues of mutual concern. He cited achievements realised in Jordan as part of the comprehensive reforms aimed to entrench democracy, transparency and wider public participation in the decision-making process.
 
The King called for cooperation in areas related to legislation and oversight through exchanging expertise, particularly as Japan is one of the countries which has a pioneering democratic and parliamentary experience at the international level.
 
Regarding efforts to bring about peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis, His Majesty underlined the need to support all stakeholders to achieve a comprehensive and just peace based on the two-state solution and the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative in order to arrive at the establishment of a Palestinian state on Palestinian national soil.
 
For their part, members of the committee praised the King’s endeavours for a more stable and safe region.