Jordan voice complete support for the Palestinians

The Jordanian Prime minister Ali Abul Ragheb has stressed his country's full support for the Palestinian people to achieve their legitimate rights, foremost being the foundation of an independent Palestinian state on their independent native soil with Jerusalem as a capital.

This was expressed in two telephone calls he held with Arafat and the new prime minister Mahmoud Abbas during which he conveyed the congratulations of the Jordanian King Abdullah II and the Jordanian government on forming the new Palestinian government.