Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat Thursday telephoned King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is in the United Arab Emirates, to discuss the accord reached overnight to stop violence in the Palestinian territories, an official said.
They discussed "measures taken by the Palestinian and Israeli sides to end the violence in the Palestinian territories" under a deal struck between Arafat and Israel's former prime minister and Nobel peace laureate, Shimon Peres, the official said.
Arafat "saluted efforts by the king in support of the Palestinian people," while Abdullah was interested in the "progress of the various parties to put an end to the violence against the Palestinian people and assure a favorable climate for a resumption of the peace process," he said.
The conversation took place before a car bomb ripped through a busy market in west Jerusalem and killed two people.
Abdullah arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday for a visit of several days during which he will deliver a keynote speech at a conference on information technology and hold talks on boosting bilateral relations – GAZA CITY (AFP)
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