Jordan's royal couple to make first India visit

AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah II and his wife Queen Rania will make their first state visit to India at the end of November for talks with top officials and Muslim figures, a court statement said on Wednesday.

During the three-day visit beginning November 30, King Abdullah II will hold talks with Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and address the council for international affairs.

He will also meet top Muslim figures as well as political leaders, among them ruling Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi, the statement said.

The monarch will also hold talks with business and trade leaders in a bid to bolster relations between the two countries and oversee the signing of four agreements to develop tourism, investment, agriculture and cultural ties.