Jordan totally backs Egypt's efforts to end Palestinian feuds

Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday conferred with two senior Egyptian officials who relayed to him a message from President Hosny Mubarak dealing with Cairo's efforts to work out a reconciliation between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas. The letter, delivered by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and the Director of the Intelligence Department Omar Suleiman, also dealt with "latest developments in the region and efforts under way to achieve a progress in peace efforts" between Israel and the Palestinians, a royal court statement said.

The two officials briefed the monarch on the outcome of Egypt's efforts "to overcome Palestinian differences and work out a national reconciliation among Palestinian factions".

The two Egyptian officials were scheduled to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later in the day in Amman to relay to him Hamas' response to a package of proposals put forward recently by the Egyptian leadership, Palestinian sources said.