Amman - South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo on Thursday conducted separate talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Prime Minister Nader Dahabi on latest political developments in the region and means of boosting bilateral ties particularly in the business sphere, an official statement said.

"There is an opportunity for developing a long-term strategic relationship between Jordan and Korea," a royal court statement quoted the monarch as telling the visiting South Korean premier.

In an interview with the official Petra news agency, Han expressed his country's "support to the two-state formula and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state".

He said that the two governments were involved in talks on South Korean's participation in three mega-projects in Jordan - the construction of a canal linking the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, a water desalination plant and building a nuclear plamtr for peaceful purposes.

The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) has already signed an agreement with the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) for the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Jordan for the purposes of electricity generation and water desalination.

Han arrived in Amman Wednesday for a three-day visit at the head of a powerful government delegation that also included a number of leading businessmen. (dpa)