Blair visited Jordan for two hours

An official at the Jordanian royal palace said that the British prime minister Tony Blair yesterday held a two - hour visit to Jordan where he had discussed with the Jordanian King Abdullah II on developments in the region.

The said official who asked to be anonymous added that Blair and his wife Sherry left Sharm Esh Sheikh, Egypt, where they are in a vacation to meet King Abdullah and Queen Rania in their palace in al-Aqaba. The official said that the two sides discussed means of "supporting and developing bilateral relations between the two countries as well as latest developments concerning the Middle East question."