The Jordanian king and Prince Abdullah “examined the situation in Iraq, the Palestinian issue and other major global developments,” the Saudi Press Agency said.

The talks also focused on enhancing bilateral ties.

King Abdallah’s visit comes two days before an emergency meeting in Riyadh of the foreign ministers of countries neighboring Iraq. Turkey, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Iran and Egypt are expected to attend that meeting. King Abdallah, who was accompanied by Prime Minister Ali Abu Ragheb and Foreign Minister Marwan Moasher, later left the Kingdom.

According to a Jordanian diplomat, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, the Jordanian leader’s visit was aimed at adopting “a unified Arab stand on the situation in Iraq.”

He said the Arab leaders would ask Washington to bring the Palestinian issue to the forefront of its priorities for the sake of realizing peace in the Middle East.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Abdallah said in Cairo on Monday that a broad-based Iraqi government should replace Saddam Hussein’s regime and that US and British forces should leave Iraq swiftly.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Moasher said there should be a role for the international community, especially Arabs in Iraq. But he added that the Arab world should “not only be talking,” but also looking for ways “to achieve the interests of the Iraqi people.”