Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and King...

King Abdullah II of Jordan, who arrived in Russia on Wednesday morning for an official two-day visit, held talks on bilateral business relations with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later in the day.

"The situation in the Middle East peace process will certainly become a central issue during the upcoming talks in Kremlin," the presidential press service said in a statement.

"Russia and Jordan take as a premise that in the situation when a dangerous pause in Palestinian-Israeli talks has protracted for more than a year, it is important to not allow the destabilization in the region and to find a way towards the resumption of a full-fledged dialogue between the sides," the statement said.

The Palestinian national authorities recently agreed to hold indirect talks with Israel mediated by the United States after a 15-month break.

Meanwhile, the Israeli government announced plans to build 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, the move, condemned

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