French Jewish delegation in Amman

The delegation from the Jewish institutions in France met on Tuesday in Amman with Jordan's King Abdullah. The delegation, headed by the chairman of the representative council, Henry Hagendburg, is on a "peace mission" in the Middle East, and it arrived in Jordan on Monday night from Egypt.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Hagendburg said that King Abdullah asserted his intention to continue his father's policy toward the peace process with Israel.

He explained that the delegation expressed to the King "its conviction in the role played by Jordan in its relations with Israel," noting the need for "backing the Jordanian people, whose majority are Palestinian."

The Jewish delegation, then left Amman for Gaza in a visit to the Palestinian territories, his third station in the tour which will be concluded in Israel.

Meanwhile, the Jordanian King received the Spanish Crown Prince Philip at the headquarters of the Jordanian Army. The Spanish crown prince also met earlier in the day with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdil Raouf al-Rawabdeh and Queer Nour al-Hussein.

Later, the Spanish crown prince will head for Riyadh on a three-day visit at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.