A White House official said today that King Hussein of Jordan will meet with President Carter in Washington following the President’s separate meetings with President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Premier Menachem Begin of Israel here next month. This statement was issued following the earlier announcement of the meetings between Begin and Sadat with Carter. The official, who asked not to be identified, said Hussein was invited last January and his visit probably would take place late in April or early in May.
He said the Jordanian ruler’s visit does not tie in directly with the talks between Carter and Sadat and Carter and Begin which he described as “two consultative summits.” He said those talks will include bilateral exchanges as well as discussions of the autonomy negotiations. According to the official, Carter decided to initiate the talks with Sodat and Begin at a meeting with his foreign policy advisors on Feb. 18.
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