Ammon News - CAIRO His Majesty King Abdullah II on Saturday sent a written message to Egypt's ruling Supreme Council head, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, on "the distinguished" ties Jordan and Egypt.

The letter was conveyed by Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh at a meeting he held with Tantawi at the Defence Ministry in Cairo.

Judeh conveyed "His Majesty's wishes for Egyptian people for progress and prosperity and for Egypt to continue its pivotal role in its Arab fold and in the world."

The message was in reply to a letter Tantawi had sent to the King in past days in which he underlined his keenness to maintain the deep ties between the two brotherly countries and to continue to bolster cooperation at all levels." (Petra)