United Nations Radio

The UN's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry (photo, is back in Jerusalem after an official visit to Jordan where he held talks with the Jordanian King, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

Serry conveyed the Secretary-General's appreciation for Jordan's role in supporting efforts to negotiate a two-State solution and build the institutions of a Palestinian State.

He also stressed the importance of further action on the ground to enable Palestinian institutional and economic development and to freeze all settlement activity, including in East Jerusalem.

Serry welcomed Jordan's support of efforts underway in Cairo aimed at reunifying Gaza and the West Bank within the framework of the legitimate Palestinian Authority.

He also expressed the UN's continued support for the Arab Peace Initiative and a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace based on Security Council resolutions and international law.

This is Donn Bobb reporting for United Nations Radio.

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