King Abdullah and Queen Rania greeted Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and his wife in Amman earlier today, as Suleiman becames the first Lebanese President to visit the Hashemite Kingdom since 1999. 
The visit is meant to strengthen bilateral ties, as well as regional and international issues.
One of them is the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. The King and Suleiman called for the “full implementation” of UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a statement released by the Jordanian royal court.
“While discussing the situation in Lebanon, King Abdullah and President Suleiman underlined the necessity for implementing the resolution 1701 in its entirety,” the statement said.
Among other things, the resolution calls for the extension of the Lebanese government’s control and sovereignty to cover all Lebanese territory “so that there will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon,” a reference to the arms held by the pro- Syrian Shiite movement Hezbollah.
“King Abdullah reiterated Jordan’s support for dialogue and national reconciliation in Lebanon which is being led by Suleiman as well as for the Doha accord that paved the way for this dialogue,” the statement said.
The two leaders called for the “revitalization of Arab cooperation with a view to coming up with a unified Arab attitude to face dangers and challenges facing the Arab nation,” it added.
The resolution which brought an end to the devastating 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in August 2006 demanded the pullout of the Israeli army from south Lebanon and its replacement by a U.N.-backed Lebanese army deployment.
It also called for the disarming of all militias in Lebanon – an allusion to Palestinian militant groups as well as Hezbollah – and a halt to arms smuggling.
Suleiman, who will conclude his two-day trip to Jordan Monday, held talks with the king on the Middle East peace process as well as ways to boost economic links between their countries, according to the palace.
Article based on AFP and DPA works
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