¡¡¡¡MOSCOW, July 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jordanian King Abdullah II met in the Kremlin Tuesday to discuss the Middle East peace process and the question of Iraq.

¡¡¡¡"There are questions we would like to discuss and to compare notes on, to understand how you and other Arab leaders view the developments in the Middle East," Putin told King Abdullah at the start of the meeting.

¡¡¡¡The Jordanian king praised Russia for its diplomatic role in the Middle East and said he would also discuss with Putin the future of Iraq.

¡¡¡¡The king also said the two countries have cooperated effectively on regional questions such as the Israeli-Palestinian problem and Iraq.

¡¡¡¡Putin said he would also discuss with the king the economic, military and technological cooperation between their two countries.

¡¡¡¡"A relationship of good partnership" has been evolving between Russia and Jordan over the past two years and the two nations havebeen building up economic, technological and military ties, he added.

¡¡¡¡This is the Jordanian king's third visit to Russia since he ascended the throne in 1999. The king arrived in Moscow on Monday,accompanied by his brother, Crown Prince Hamzeh, and General Saad Kheir, chief of the General Intelligence Department. Enditem