AMMAN, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Israel to stop expansion of settlements, open border crossings, and lift restrictions on Palestinians' movement, the official news agency Petra reported on Saturday.

    These actions, he said, will increase the suffering of the Palestinian people and hinder the achievement of tangible progress in the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis.

    The king stressed that the Palestinian-Israeli issue is the core of conflicts in the Middle East, and solving this problem on the basis of the two-state solution is a prerequisite to achieve security and stability in the whole region.

    He called on to exert every possible effort to support negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis in line with the two-state solution.

    The king made the remarks at a time when the world is marking The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.