King Abdullah visits Egypt

King Abdullah II of Jordan arrived on Tuesday afternoon in Cairo, leading a high-ranking delegation on a flying visit to Egypt for talks with President Hosni Mubarak.

The Egyptian-Jordanian summit tackled the deteriorating conditions in the Palestinian territories, means of lifting the siege imposed on the Palestinian people and leadership and the ongoing contacts with the U.S. and the European Union to urge them enhance and resume their role in the peace process.

Talks also dwelt on means of rendering the coming Arab summit, due to be held in Beirut in March, a success.

The Jordanian monarch briefed Mubarak on the outcome of his talks with U.S. President George Bush and other senior officials during his visit to Washington early this month.The Egyptian-Jordanian summit comes prior to Mubarak's visit to the U.S., due to start next week.

King Abdullah's accompanying delegation includes Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb, Chief of the Royal Court Faiyez el-Tarawneh, Director of the Jordanian Intelligence General Saad Kheir and the Jordanian Charge D'Affairs in Cairo Mahmoud Hamid.