Oct. 5--AMMAN -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Salah Bashir has reiterated Jordan's support for the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations that were launched in Annapolis.

The minister made the remarks on Thursday as he delivered the Kingdom's speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Renewing the Kingdom's commitment to peace as the only option for conflict resolution as manifested by the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative and the two-state solution, he criticised Israel for ignoring the Arab proposal and continued illegal activities.

"The Arab Peace Initiative was and still is a clear invitation to Israel to become part of our region without conditions or limitations. While the Arab Peace Initiative was widely welcomed by the nations of the world and adopted by 57 states, the members of Organisation of the Islamic Conference, Israel on its part ignored this initiative, embarked on building the separation wall in defiance of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, and intensified its settlements activities, which threaten the chances for establishing the Palestinian independent and viable state," he said.

The minister noted that all Israeli violations in the Holy City are against international law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, the 1954 Hague Convention and the 2008 decision by the World Heritage Committee.

Commending the UN's role as a key stakeholder in efforts to find a solution to the conflict in the Middle East, he also expressed Jordan's support for efforts to revitalise the international organisation and its bodies.

"Jordan believes that it is essential to revitalise the role of the General Assembly as envisaged in the charter. That is, the international decision-making process to be conducted in a democratic way. Jordan supports the trend of rebalancing the relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council."

In the speech, Bashir said the challenges faced by the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations make it necessary for the international community to intervene.

"We believe that the challenges facing these negotiations compel the international community to demand the parties of the negotiations to fulfil the pledges they made.