Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Mideast leaders gathered Friday at an economic summit at the earth's lowest point (at the Dead Sea) to "seize the moment" to introduce reforms, a demand pushed by the United States.
"Never has there been greater opportunity for progress. Never has there been a greater sense of agreement that the future is in our hands. Today, positive change is in the air across the region," Abdullah told some 1,300 international business and political leaders attending an international conference here to seek solutions to Mideast intricacies.

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