A Palestinian official said that Jordan’s King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah on Thursday

A Palestinian official said that Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit Ramallah on Thursday.

"King Abdullah will visit the state of Palestine the day after tomorrow, on Thursday, in the first visit by a top official to the Palestinian state after we received UN recognition," Nimr Hammad, political adviser to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, told AFP.  "The visit will confirm Jordanian efforts and support for the Palestinian people and their leadership," Hammad added.

 Jordanian officials refused to confirm the visit would take place on Thursday.

 "No date has been set," a top government official in Amman told AFP after the Ramallah announcement.

Earlier, another senior Jordanian government official confirmed that the monarch was planning a trip to the West Bank, without specifying the date.  "The king will go to Ramallah soon and meet with Abbas there," he told AFP. "The visit seeks to reiterate Jordan's support for the Palestinians, build on their historic achievement at the United Nations and help them establish an independent state."

Palestinians won on Thursday a non-member state observer status in a 138-9 vote at the United Nations General Assembly.