Arafat receives al-Rawabdeh today in Ramallah

Jordanian Information Minister Nasser Lowzi announced on Wednesday that the Jordanian prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh will visit today Ramallah to brief the President of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on the efforts made by Jordan in order to give the peace process on the Palestinian Israeli track a push forward.

The Jordanian dailies issued on Wednesday quoted Lowzi as saying that al-Rawabdeh will meet with Arafat and high ranking Palestinian officials in order to " acquaint them " with the results of the Jordanian diplomatic efforts on the peace process and results of contacts in this respect especially following the visit of the Israeli foreign minister David Levy to Amman on Tuesday."