Ammon News - By Mohammad Abo Hmaed

AMMONNEWS - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Amman on Friday in his final stop in part of a four-day visit to the region that included Israel and the Palestinian territories.

King Abdullah II received President Obama at the Royal offices Friday evening. Crown Prince Hussein was in attendance at the welcoming reception.

Obama's two-day visit will include talks with King Abdullah II on bilateral relations, regional developments including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the Syrian crisis, and the conditions of Syrian refugees in Jordan.

The two leaders are scheduled to hold a press conference at the Royal offices in Amman Friday evening.

Obama arrived in Jordan following a trip to Tel Aviv where he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, followed by a visit to Ramallah where he met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Obama is scheduled to visit the rose-red city of Petra on Saturday as part of his trip.

President Obama was received at the airport by Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh and number of senior officials, including the U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stuart E. Jones and the Jordanian ambassador to the U.S.


* US President Barack Obama walks down the steps of Air Force One upon his arrival at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman on Friday (AFP photo)