Jordanian intelligence chief addresses youth forum on security issues.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Text of report by Sami Mahasinah headlined "General Intelligence Director Major-General Al-Dhahabi tells the 'We Are All Jordan' youth forum: We are not against the Islamic movement, but it has to change its position in the interest of the state; there is a growth in the number of takfiris who believe in armed action, violence and change; I secretly met with three Hamas leaders in my office and informed them of the movement's excesses against Jordan" published by Jordanian newspaper Al-Arab al-Yawm on 1 September.

General Intelligence Department Director Major-General Muhammad al-Dhahabi has said that His Majesty King Abdallah II has sought to establish a unified Arab strategy towards the challenges facing Arabs. He said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait were among countries which supported that view in the region.

He added: The security strategy we have embarked on stems from the principles of protecting and strengthening our …