AMMAN, Aug 19 (AFP) - Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei called for "transparent relations" with Jordan here Thursday, responding to a complaint earlier this month by King Abdullah II that the Palestinian leadership was shifting its policies in relation to Israel.
"There is no future for the Palestinians without transparent relations with Jordan," Qorei was quoted as telling the state news agency Petra after talks with his counterpart Faisal al-Fayez.
He said relations between Amman and the Palestinian Authority should be based on "mutual respect" and that their coordination should be "regular".
The comments appeared aimed at criticism by Abdullah in an August 3 television interview that more clarity was needed from the Palestinian leadership over its demands, both in terms of land and rights for refugees, in the peace process with the Israelis.
The Jordanian monarch notably said the floundering Middle East peace roadmap provided an opportunity that the Palestinians needed to seize if they were to obtain their promised state.
Qorei reacted angrily to the comments at the time, saying he was "greatly concerned", but when asked directly Thursday about the diplomatic tiff the Palestinian premier simply said there was "no problem".
Relations between Amman and the Palestinian leadership have often been tense, while a majority of Jordan's citizens are of Palestinian descent.
Jordan annexed the West Bank before its defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War between Arab countries and the Jewish state since when the territory has been occupied by Israel.
Abdullah's late father King Hussein only formally renounced Jordan's claim to the West Bank in July 1988, before signing a peace treaty with Israel in 1994.