King Abdullah of Jordan was joined by his wife Queen Rania as he appealed to US Vice President Mike Pence to 'rebuild trust and confidence' in the possibility of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jordan's royals made the request in the wake of the fallout from the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Pence (pictured with is wife) later said that he and King Abdullah are friends and they had 'a very frank discussion'It was a message Pence also relayed on Saturday in talks with Egypt's president. Later, after meeting US troops near the Syrian border, Pence said he and Abdullah had 'a very frank discussion.' And I hope I impressed upon King Abdullah our earnest desire to restart the peace process.'

Source: Daily Mail January 21, 2018 21:15 UTC