Jordan to receive shortly Israeli politicians

The Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher will shortly hold talks in Amman with Israeli politicians including, in particular, "prominent official in the Likud party.

The Jordanian Petra news agency quoted a source at the foreign ministry saying that Mausher will be meeting this week with two officials at the Meretz party Yusi Sarid and Yusi Belin.

The source added that he will meet by the beginning of next week with member of the Labor party leadership in Israel and at a later time with "a prominent figure" in the Likud party but without defining the identity of the two said officials. He stressed that despite the differences in view points with the Israeli side on several issues, "we in Jordan find it is very necessary to make a political dialogue with all political activists in Israel especially prior to the Israeli elections on January 20, 2003."