Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced on Saturday that he had held a meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II last week at the king's palace.

According to a statement released by Herzog's spokesman, the Israeli president was invited by the Jordanian king and they discussed "deep strategic issues at both bilateral and regional levels" during the "warm" meeting, and also exchanged views on issues ranging from agricultural cooperation to the climate crisis.

It was Herzog's first meeting with the Jordanian king since taking office in July. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with King Abdullah II shortly after his swearing-in in the same month.

"There is a sense in the region of a desire to make progress, a desire to speak," said Herzog after the meeting, according to the statement.

(Cover image: Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, Jerusalem, July 7, 2021. /Reuters)