AMMAN (AFP) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet on December 23 for their second round of talks since reviving the Middle East peace process last month, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said.

""The Palestinians are committed to make the negotiations with Israel a success. We held talks with Israel on Wednesday and agreed to meet again on December 23,"" Abbas said following talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman.
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and former Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei held talks in Beit-ul-Moqaddas on Wednesday for the first time since the two sides agreed at U.S.-brokered talks last month to try to reach a deal by the end of 2008.
But Israel's recent decision to expand a settlement in east Beit-ul-Moqaddas dominated the meeting and the Palestinians demanded the Jewish state halt all settlement activity.
""Abbas and King Abdullah agreed that Israel's plan to build more settlement violates peace principles and obstructs any political progress,"" a palace statement said.
The Palestinian leader's unannounced visit to Jordan comes ahead of a donor meeting in Paris on December 17 aimed at providing economic support for the peace process.
""The King and I discussed the conference and means to coordinate efforts to deal with it and help ease the suffering of the Palestinians,"" Abbas said.
Palestinian officials have said they would request $7.1 billion (4.8 billion euros) in economic aid at the Paris conference.
Abbas meanwhile said U.S. President George W. Bush's visit next month to the region ""proves that he is committed to achieving peace.""
He said the Palestinians were looking forward to ""firm"" U.S. efforts ""particularly when it comes to Israeli settlements and advancing the peace process forward.""