BASED ARAB ISLAMIC INSTITUTE PROGRAM TO TEACH ARABIC WERE PRAISED. THE TWO SIDES STATED THAT FAIR AND COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO THE ARAB ISRAELI CONFLICT WILL CONSIDERABLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND REMOVE THE MAIN SOURCE OF TENSION AND THREAT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY. THEY EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR A VIABLE INDEPENDENT PALESTINE STATE. THEY EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF KING ABDULLAH'S PEACE INITIATIVE ADOPTED BY THE ARAB SUMMIT IN 2002 AND THE ROAD MAP. THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING THE RESULTS OF ELECTIONS HELD IN JANUARY 2006 AS A STEP TOWARDS BUILDING AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE ACCORDING TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS NO. 242 AND 338. THE TWO COUNTRIES REITERATED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR ASPIRATIONS FOR A BETTER FUTURE, INCLUDING IRAQ'S STABILITY, TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, NATIONAL UNITY, EQUALITY AMONG ITS SECTS AND SOCIAL SEGMENTS AND RIGHT FOR REHABILITATION. --MORE 23 14 LOCAL TIME 20 14 GMT
