King Abdullah in Cairo Monday

King Abdullah II of Jordan will visit Egypt on Monday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak on the latest regional and international developments as well as boosting bilateral relations.

Royal Court sources told MENA that the king will arrive in Cairo late Monday and Mubarak would host an Iftar banquet in his honor.

The Abdullah-Mubarak talks will address the recent developments in the Palestinian territories and efforts being exerted to terminate violence and usher in peace negotiations, the sources added.

Chief of the Royal Court Fayez AL-Tarawna, Prime Minister Ali Abu ragheb, Foreign Minister Abdel ilah Al-Khatib and chief of the intelligence Saad kheir will accompany the Jordanian Monarch.

Later Sunday, Mubarak had a phone call with the king on the latest developments in the region in light of the latest Palestinian -Israeli escalations.

A statement by the royal court said that Abdullah and Mubarak agreed on the need to intensify efforts for preventing further aggravation in the security situation.

I added that the king underlined the need to give diplomatic efforts a chance, especially those of the two US Middle East peace envoys, to reach and immediate ceasefire and resumption of negotiations.