More than a dozen political societies are to meet today in an effort to initiate a national dialogue with the government on political and constitutional issues, it was announced yesterday. The meeting will set up a "permanent coordination committee," to be charged with preparing for the proposed national dialogue, according to Ahmad Juma, president of Al Meethaq Society, which called for the meeting, to be attended by 14 political societies. "We all want to overcome the current political tension which is the result of mainly the absence of a regular dialogue between the government and the political forces," he said.He was referring to the frequent clashes between the government and the four opposition groups over the issue of constitutional reforms. The four groups - Al Wefaq Society, the National Democratic Action Society, the Islamic Action Society, and the Nationalist Assembly claim the reforms, initiated by His Majesty King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa four years ago, did not go far enough.