UN General Assembly
2009

would be in the interest of the United States, Palestine, the Arabs, the Israelis and the entire world. We in Jordan, under the auspices of His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Al Hussein, son of His late Majesty King Hussein, continue to strive tirelessly to attain that noble objective, which our people deserve. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan fully supports the statement made by United States President Barack Obama on 23 September (see ). It provided a clear vision of a definitive solution and of terms of reference that would end the 1967 Israeli occupation in order to permit the establishment of a viable, independent Palestinian State with contiguous territory, living side by side in peace and security with Israel, and achieve peace among Syria, Lebanon and Israel. With regard to the political terms of reference for negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis, President Obama stated that the final-status issues of security for Israelis and Palestinians, borders, refugees and Jerusalem were key to successful negotiations. We appreciate the importance of his comments regarding the illegality of the settlements.