Jordanian team to monitor Palestinian election
31/12/2004 21:47
A Jordanian team, led by Senator Abdul Salam Majali, will travel to the
Palestinian territories to monitor the Jan. 9 presidential elections, the
state-run television reported Friday.
Jordan has received an official
request from the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to join in an
international supervision mission for the election, said the
report.
Majali, former Jordanian prime minister, headed a similar
delegation to oversee the first Palestinian election in 1996.
The PNA has
sent an official invitation to Jordan to supervise the upcoming election
process, an official of the Palestinian Embassy in Amman said Monday.
The
invitation came due to Jordan's important role, which reflects the
Jordanian-Palestinian ties, said Atallah Khairi, the charge d'affaires of the
Palestinian Embassy in Amman.
He said the PNA is keen to hold the
election in a fair and transparent way, adding the Jordanians have experience in
supervising the election.
Xinhua
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