In his Speech from the Throne for the inauguration of the 19th parliament Thursday, His Majesty King Abdullah II said depriving Palestinians of their rights is the main reason behind the conflict and absence of stability in the Middle East.

He continued that achieving peace on the basis of the two-state solution is Jordan's 'strategic choice.’

This should "guarantee the establishment of an independent, sovereign and viable Palestinian state, on the lines of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital," His Majesty said.

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi Thursday stressed the importance of re-launching peace negotiations between the Israeli Occupation and Palestine, during a rare meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi. He pointed out that there is no alternative to the two-state solution.

At the time, both ministers met at the King Hussein Bridge, which connects Jordan, the Palestine and the Israeli Occupation.

Peace negotiations between the Israeli Occupation and Palestinian sides have been stalled since 2014.

Palestinians rejected US President Donald Trump's plan to resume peace negotiations and accused Washington of bias towards the Israeli Occupation, especially after the US administration declared Jerusalem the capital of the Occupying state.

Under the peace treaty signed with Jordan back in 1994, the Israeli Occupation recognized the kingdom’s special status in supervising the Islamic holy sites in Occupied Jerusalem.

East Jerusalem was subject to Jordanian sovereignty like all other West Bank cities, before it was occupied by the Israeli Occupation in 1967 and annexed in a move not recognized by the international community.

His Majesty stressed during his speech before the National Assembly that "Jerusalem is the title of peace, we do not accept any prejudice to its historical and legal status, and Al-Aqsa Mosque, the entire Holy Mosque, does not accept partnership or division."

His Majesty added, "We have never, and will never hesitate, to defend Jerusalem, its sanctities, identity and history. The Hashemite guardianship over Islamic and Christian holy sites is a duty and commitment, a firm belief, and a responsibility that we have been proud to carry for more than a hundred years."

During his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Nov. 29, His Majesty called for intensifying international efforts to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution.

A meeting held in Amman last September between the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, France, Germany and the European Union's representative for peace, urged the Israeli Occupation and the Palestinians to ‘restore hope’ to the peace process through direct ‘serious’ negotiations.