“King Abdallah underscored the importance of forming an Iraqi government that reflects aspirations of the Iraqi people and effectively contributes to building up a better future for the country,” a royal court statement said.

The monarch also expresed backing to all steps taken by Iraqi politicians “to shore up national reconciliation and unity inside Iraq ” as well as the country’s stability and security.

Al-Maliki arrived in Jordan in the course of a regional tour to muster support for endeavors by his State of Law gathering to form a new Iraqi government under his leadership.

In addition to Jordan, he planned to visit Egypt, Turkey and Iran. He visited Damascus last week in a bid to mend fences with Syria, which he earlier accused of supporting terrorist attacks inside Iraq.

Al-Maliki is struggling to remain in power since his Shiite alliance narrowly lost the March 7 vote to a rival’s Sunni-backed bloc.

Maliki's office said in a statement that his meetings with top Jordanian officials addressed "the development of economic and security ties.""The movement of citizens between the two countries and cooperation on military training in order to develop a professional Iraqi army were also discussed."After seeing the king, Maliki also met his Jordanian counterpart Samir Rifai before returning to Baghdad.