AMMAN, FEB 20, SPA -- US STATE SECRETARY CONDOLEEZZA RICE ARRIVED HERE TODAY ON A BRIEF VISIT TO JORDAN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF HER TOUR OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION. INFORMED JORDANIAN SOURCES SAID THE TALKS OF RICE WITH THE JORDANIAN OFFICIALS WILL FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NOTABLY IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES AND IRAQ. THE SOURCES POINTED OUT THAT THE TALKS WILL COVER THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO RESUME PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI NEGOTIATIONS IN THE LIGHT OF THE MEETING HELD YESTERDAY BETWEEN MAHMOUD ABBAS, THE HEAD OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, AND ISRAELI PREMIER OLMERT IN THE PRESENCE OF RICE.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/426846