Jordan's Abdullah discusses Mideast peace talks with Abbas, Blair
Talks precede the monarch's trip to the United States for Obama meeting, which will focus on efforts to resume the Mideast peace talks.
By DPA
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday met separately with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Middle East envoy Tony Blair to discuss the first Palestinian-Israeli meetings in more than 15 months to try to restart peace talks.
The discussions came ahead of the monarch's trip to the United States next week for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, which will focus on efforts to resume the peace talks.
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and Israeli envoy Isaac Molho held a second meeting in Amman on Monday, but failed to achieve a breakthrough.
"There was a frank discussion, but the rift persisted when the parties came to handle important issues," Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Kayed said, referring to the major stumbling blocks of borders and security.
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