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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah on Thursday. (Reuters) Last update - 19:33 03/01/2008 PM tells Jordan King that Israel won't build new settlements By Barak Ravid and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents, and DPA Tags: Ehud Olmert, Israel, Jordan  Israel will not build any new settlements in the West Bank and will avoid further land appropriations there, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Jordanian King Abdullah II during a meeting Thursday in Amman. Earlier this week, Olmert told ministers in his cabinet of his intention to become more involved in the supervision of building in the West Bank. Olmert met with Abdullah to discuss progress in the political process since the regional summit in Annapolis, Maryland last November. Advertisement In April, Olmert invited Abdullah on two separate occasions to visit Israel. The invitation was extended twice, one in a telephone conversation, and again by Knesset Speaker Dahlia Itzik during her trip to Jordan. Abdullah had in the past visited former prime minister Ariel Sharon's Sycamore ranch for secret talks revealed only after the meeting. This time, Olmert invited the king to visit Israel for covert and official talks. The Islamic Action Front (IAF), Jordan's largest political party, on Thursday condemned Olmert's visit. "We condemn this visit, because it jeopardizes Jordan's supreme interests and runs counter to the country's declared policies," IAF Secretary General Zaki Banir Ershaid told DPA. "Jordan should have refused receiving this criminal, because he arrived with his hands stained with blood of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," he said. Olmert visited Petra for closed talks in July, to discuss the two countries' relations and Hamas control of the Gaza Strip. Abdullah urged Israel on Wednesday not to take unilateral measures that could compromise peace negotiations with the Palestinians. After meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba, Abdullah stressed Israelis should especially avoid measures that affect final status issues. Related articles: Jordan to Israel: Don't hinder peace talks with unilateral measures PM Olmert invites Jordan's King Abdullah II to visit Israel Jordanian king urges pan-Arab stance on Israeli 'occupation' Bookmark to del.icio.us   Remembering Anne Replica of Anne Frank annex opens in Liverpool church. After Iowa Is there room for both McCain and Giuliani's campaigns?   1.   travels with olmert 15:53  |  geroge 03/01/08   2.   olmert to midget king: hows your welfare? 16:18  |  muslim 03/01/08   3.   HAS HE TOLD MICKEY MOUSE THAT JORDAN IS ARAB PALESTINE 16:58  |  victor hardman 03/01/08   4.   Don`t compromise peace 17:11  |  Nora 03/01/08   5.   4. keep it up Nora 17:27  |  muslim 03/01/08   6.   And what time frame has Olmert put on freezing settlements? 17:55  |  Sam 03/01/08   7.   Olmert tells the king: Arabs 1, Jews 0 .. Im the best leader EVER 17:57  |  smarter then Olmert 03/01/08   8.   No New Settlements? 17:58  |  Natallie Durson 03/01/08   9.   compromise peace talks? 18:09  |  Rafael 03/01/08   10.   Inadequate 18:17  |  Jan Elshout 03/01/08   11.   NO to the wolves 18:42  |  Brod 03/01/08   12.   Olmert to Abdullah II: No halt to expansions. 19:10  |  Greenberg 03/01/08   13.   BIG in promises ... 19:23  |  Axel 03/01/08   14.   Just expand the current ones 19:41  |  Jason 03/01/08   15.   TO Natallie Durson #8 20:21  |  Steve Beikirch 03/01/08   16.   Brod 21:13  |  Mexican 03/01/08   17.   `Moderate` Arab state 21:14  |  Bill 03/01/08   18.   Lies 21:47  |  Dav 03/01/08   19.   largest political party 22:12  |  Axel 03/01/08   20.   Not much of an assurance.... 22:19  |  Esther 03/01/08   21.   Re geroge #1 22:28  |  Esther 03/01/08   22.   No "new" settlements: weasel words 22:49  |  Lee Kaplan 03/01/08   23.   Absolutely Slimey 23:24  |  Paulo 03/01/08   24.   #22 lee wears the jeans and the kap of a dunce 23:33  |  victor hardman 03/01/08   25.   forget "settlements"; buy land in Jordan earmarked for WB Arabs 23:56  |  Zeev 03/01/08   26.   No self-respect 00:13  |  Josh Calev 04/01/08   27.   lack of confidence obsession 00:17  |  Froid Siggy 04/01/08   28.   Nora - the reality, Israel is attacking peace 01:30  |  Philip 04/01/08   29.   #17 Jordan is not a democracy 01:38  |  Philip 04/01/08   30.   #5 muslim 02:09  |  danny 04/01/08   31.   TO BROD #11 09:42  |  Steve Beikirch 06/01/08

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