Obviously neither the United States nor Jordan, nor any other nation, can impose peace, but we can, and we are, working together in an active manner to support the Peace Process. We have agreed that we will consult regularly in our efforts to restore and sustain the momentum towards peace. His Majesty and I also discussed the situation in Iraq. I made clear America's continued belief that the Iraqi government must fully comply with all applicable Security Council resolutions, and expressed our support for the current U.N. arrangements designed to ease the hardships faced by the Iraqi people. As the United States and Jordan work together on behalf of reconciliation in the region, we are also working with each other to improve the quality of peoples' lives.
Prosperity is a parent to peace, just as desperation feeds extremism and violence.
On behalf of President Clinton, I have assured His Majesty that the United States will remain generous in our support for his efforts to end poverty and create opportunity for his people, and that we will remain a leader in helping the Palestinian people to develop the economic and political institutions of their society. The relationship between the United States and Jordan is one of friendship and common cause. We are partners in peace, partners in development, and partners in our desire to ensure a bright and stable future for the entire region. Your Majesty, I want to thank you once again for your hospitality today, and to express my hope that the friendship between our two countries will grow and prosper for decades to come. Well, I feel that this has been an exceptionally good tour in terms of the hospitality that I have been shown in all the countries, and the respect and dignity in which I have been received as Secretary of State of the United States.