Hussein Accepts Invitation to Visit Syria
King Hussein of Jordan has accepted an invitation to visit Syria for the first time since 1979, it was announced Wednesday.
The announcement indicated that a three-month-old effort at reconciliation between Hussein and Syrian President Hafez Assad is gaining strength.
Syrian Premier Abdel-Raouf Kasm announced Hussein’s acceptance at the end of a 27-hour visit here--the first by a Syrian premier in six years.
The two countries issued a joint communique calling for an international peace conference attended by all parties concerned in the Israeli-Arab conflict and by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. Syria previously had sought a conference attended only the parties involved and the United States and Soviet Union. The other three Security Council members are China, France and Britain.
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