Jordan's FM, US National Security official discuss regional crises

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Published: 2023-01-16 20:33

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 16:08


Jordan's FM, US National Security official discuss regional crises
Jordan's FM, US National Security official discuss regional crises

Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, met with US National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Brett McGurk, Monday to discuss Jordanian-US ties and ways to resolve regional crises.

Safadi and McGurk agreed that the Jordanian-US partnership is solid and that the two countries are interested in further cementing cooperation "to serve the common interests of the two countries."

Safadi commended US aid to Jordan's development process and help to face repercussions from regional crises, stressing the importance of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that frames aid to the Kingdom.

That was the longest and largest of four MOUs that have been signed by the two countries.

McGurk spoke about their "historic" partnership with Jordan and the Kingdom's stabilizing role in the region.

Among the issues discussed was the Palestinian issue, the Syrian crisis, cooperation in combating terrorism and support for Iraq and Lebanon.

Safadi spoke about Washington's central and leading role in efforts to “breathe new life into the Palestinian-Israeli peace process” to solve the conflict on the basis of the two-state solution and in line with the international law and approved references.

He valued their support of the two-state solution, rejection of unilateral moves that undermine it and its reiteration of the importance of respecting the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and holy sites.

Notably, the Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs at the US State Department, Amos Hochstein, also took part in the meeting.