Jordan to send back envoy to Iraq

"His Majesty King Abdullah ordered the immediate return of the Jordanian charge d'affaires to Iraq ... as a gesture of goodwill to ease the tension between our countries," Jordanian Prime Minister Faysal al-Fayez told AFP.

He was speaking after a meeting with Iraq's outgoing President Ghazi al-Yawar, while the foreign ministers of Iraq and Jordan, Hoshyar Zebari and Hani Mulki, met separately to contain tensions between their countries.

Jordan on Sunday recalled its charge d'affaires Dimai Haddad from Baghdad, saying it feared for his safety due to anti-Jordan demonstrations over the alleged involvement of a Jordanian in a devastating suicide bombing.

Hours later Baghdad retaliated by recalling its ambassador from Amman, Atta Abdel Wahab, and accused Jordan of not doing enough to help prevent attacks in Iraq.