PHOTOS: King Abdullah II meets US Vice President Mike Pence in Amman

Jordan

Published: 2018-01-21 14:04

Last Updated: 2024-04-22 23:41


They met in Husseiniya Royal Palace in Amman.
They met in Husseiniya Royal Palace in Amman.

On Sunday, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Abdallah met with the US Vice President, Mike Pence, in Husseiniya Royal Palace in Amman.

The meeting included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, and other Jordanian officials.

The main topic of the meeting was confirmed to be Jerusalem, and the US President Donald Trump's earlier decision to announce Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, and his country's embassy moving to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

Mike Pence arrived to Amman late Saturday accompanied with his wife, and they were welcomed in Amman’s Civil Airport by the Mayor of Amman, Amman’s governor, as well as the US Embassy’s Chargé d'Affaires and several Jordanian officials.

This meeting comes as part of Pence's Middle East tour, kicked off on Saturday in Egypt, where he met the President, Abdel Fattah Sisi, before heading to Jordan.