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Jordan’s king seeks deeper partnership with US in ‘various fields’

King Abdullah II of Jordan. (AFP)
  • Both the sides pledged to deepen the historic friendship and strategic partnership between Jordan and the US, and to widen ties in various fields
  • The king maintained that a restart in negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis was critical in order to reach just and comprehensive peace in the region

Amman, Jordan–Expressing his deep appreciation of the United States for its support to Jordan, King Abdullah has called for strengthening of ties with its longtime strategic partnership in a meeting with a US Congress delegation.

The king, according to a royal court statement, received the delegation headed by US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The meeting, attended by Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, covered the historic friendship and strategic partnership between Jordan and the United States, as well as means of enhancing ties in various fields.

King Abdullah expressed appreciation of the United States and its Congress for support to Jordan, highlighting the importance of enhancing cooperation and maintaining coordination on issues of mutual concern.

The meeting also covered regional and international developments, and means of reaching political solutions to crises in the region and beyond.

The king reiterated the need to step up efforts to find a political horizon to the Palestinian cause that would lead to relaunching negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis to reach just and comprehensive peace, on the basis of the two-state solution, guaranteeing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Director of the Office of Jafar Hassan, and US Ambassador to Jordan Henry Wooster attended the meeting.