KING ABDULLAH II OF JORDAN HAS WELCOMED THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AND SAID THE JORDANIANS WILL WARMLY RECEIVE THE SAUDI MONARCH. IN A STATEMENT PUBLISHED TODAY IN JEDDAH-BASED OKAZ NEWSPAPER, KING ABDULLAH II SAID THE SAUDI-JORDANIAN RELATIONS ARE DEEP-ROOTED AND STRONG. HE LAUDED THE SUPPORT EXTENDED BY SAUDI ARABIA TO JORDAN. KING ABDULLAH II ALSO HAILED THE SERVICE OF SAUDI ARABIA TO THE ARAB AND MUSLIM CAUSES AND HOPED THAT THE PEACE INITIATIVE PRESENTED BY KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ WOULD PUT AN END TO YEARS OF CONFLICTS AND WARS AND PAVE THE WAY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE.