King Hussein of Jordan will come to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 27, only a few days before Israeli Premier Shimon Peres is scheduled to address the Assembly on October 2.
Observers here said today that they do not rule out a meeting between Peres and Hussein, although they stressed, that if indeed a meeting takes place between the two leaders it will be secret and promptly denied by both.
Jordan’s UN Mission announced yesterday the King’s visit to the UN for the 40th session of the General Assembly which opens September 17. No other details regarding Hussein’s visit were provided and it was not clear if he will go to Washington from New York to meet with President Reagan.
Peres is scheduled to continue on to Washington after his New York visit to meet with Reagan and other Administration officials.
A spokesman for the Soviet Union said yesterday that Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze will attend the General Assembly. Earlier reports said that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev may attend the Assembly and the Israeli press speculated that a meeting between Peres and Gorbachev might take place.
Diplomats here said, however, that Soviet-Israeli contacts might take place in a form of a meeting between Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir and the Soviet Foreign Minister. Last year, during the General Assembly, Shamir met with then Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
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