UAE and Jordan stress need to end Israel-Palestine conflict and withdraw Israeli forces from occupied land

Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with King Abdullah before travelling to Paris

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, is welcomed by Jordan's King Abdullah II at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday. Andre Pain / EPA

Fighter jets from the Jordanian Armed Forces fly along side the UAE Presidential Airplane, as a salute. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

The plane of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed is escorted by Fighter Jets as it arrives in Amman. Andre Pain / EPA

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed arrives at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan. Andre Pain / EPA

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed is received by King Abdullah upon arrival in Amman, commencing an official visit. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed is welcomed by King Abdullah II at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan. Andre Pain / EPA

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah II review an honour guard, at Queen Alia Airport in Amman on Tuesday. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed reviews the Jordan Royal guard of Honour, at Queen Alia Airport in Amman, Jordan. Andre Pain / EPA

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah II review an honour guard, at Queen Alia Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah arrive at Al Husseiniya Palace. Mohammed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah arrive at Al Husseiniya Palace. Essa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed meets with King Abdullah at Al Husseiniya Palace. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

(L-R) Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chief executive and Managing Director Mubadala, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority and Abu Dhabi Executive Council Member, Ali Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of the UAE Supreme National Security Council and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, attend an agreement signing at Al Husseiniya Palace. Essa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs

(L-R) HE Matar Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Jordan, Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the US and Mexico, Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, attend an agreement signing, at Al Husseiniya Palace. Essa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah witness an agreement signing at Al Husseiniya Palace. Seen signing are Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of the Khalifa Fund to Support and Develop Small & Medium Enterprises (L) and Dr Fawaz Al Zu’bi, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Crown Prince of Jordan (2nd R). Mohammed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

The Al Hussein Ibn Ali Medal presented to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. Mohammed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

King Abdullah presents Al Hussein Ibn Ali Medal to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. Mohammed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah stand for a National Anthem. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah stand for a National Anthem during a ceremony held to rename the Rapid Intervention Brigade as Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's Rapid Intervention Brigade, at Al Husseiniya Palace. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and King Abdullah listen to the national anthems before inspecting the Royal Guard of Honour. Andre Pain / EPA

Members of the Jordanian Armed Forces participate in a ceremony held to rename the Rapid Intervention Brigade as the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed's Rapid Intervention Brigade, at Al Husseiniya Palace. Essa Al Hammadi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed the need to return to Israel's pre-1967 border to achieve peace.

In a meeting in Amman on Tuesday the two leaders talked about investment and co-operation, including the UAE's Dh367.3 million grant in support of Jordanian businesses.

The leaders underlined the need to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine based on the two-state solution and the Arab peace initiative - an bid to normalise relations between Jews and Arabs in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied territories.

In a statement Sheikh Mohamed reiterated "the Jordanian-Emirati consensus on the necessity of activating joint Arab action and strengthening it in the face of the challenges that threaten the region" and the need to "consolidate its fraternal relations with Jordan in light of the challenges facing the region".

Israel's army launched air strikes on the Gaza strip last month after two rockets from the Palestinian territory hit an Israeli city. The exchange of fire was the latest in a series of increases in violence between the besieged strip and its Jewish neighbours.

Meanwhile in a move that further compounded the decades-old conflict, President Donald Trump relocated the US embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv in May. According to the 1993 Israeli-Palestinian agreement, the final status of the disputed city of Jerusalem was to be negotiated.

Instead, the new embassy suggested the process was dead, fuelling anger.

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The two leaders went on to stress the importance of maintaining open co-ordination and consultation between Jordan and the UAE. The long-standing bond between the two countries was further reinforced when King Abdullah announced he would rename the Jordan’s Rapid Intervention brigade – part of the country’s armed forces – to the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Rapid Intervention Brigade.

Sheikh Mohamed is expected to travel to Paris on Wednesday where he will hold meetings with President Emmanuel Macron.