His Majesty King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday renewed their position on the upcoming Mideast peace meeting stressing the need to come up with a tangible outcome.

During talks held in Amman, the two leaders said the fall meeting, proposed by US President George W. Bush, should yield clear-cut results with a positive impact on the peace process.

They said final status issues should be included in the agenda to finally lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The King and Mubarak also called on the Palestinians to adopt unified stands that aptly face up to the present challenges.

Voicing concern over living conditions of the Palestinians, especially in Gaza, the two leaders called for intensifying Arab and international efforts to ensure continued economic and humanitarian assistance to help ease the hardships.

The King and President Mubarak also discussed in their talks developments in Iraq and Lebanon. They voiced support for efforts meant to serve these Arab countries' sovereignty, unity and stability.

On bilateral relations, the two sides said they have high expectations from the Jordan-Egypt Higher Joint Committee meetings, slated in Amman later this year.

Talks focused on ways to enhance trade exchange and the issue of Egyptian natural gas, which Jordan is increasingly relying on as a cheaper and cleaner source of energy.