FM, UAE counterpart discuss ties, Mideast issues
جهينة -Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan have held talks on ways to strengthen the strategic relations between Jordan and the UAE, which, they said, are moving towards broader horizons of cooperation under the direct follow-up of the leaderships of the two countries.
During a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday, Safadi and Sheikh Abdullah also reviewed ways to overcome the challenges facing the Middle East and efforts to defuse regional crises and bring about security and stability.
The Palestinian issue and the developments in the Arab Gulf region were a key theme of the talks. The two ministers underlined the importance of continuing to work with the international community to activate a real effort to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of a two-state solution that guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on pre-June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Safadi stressed Jordan's unwavering stance, affirmed by His Majesty King Abdullah II, that the security of the UAE and the security of Saudi Arabia is part of Jordan's security, expressing the Kingdom's support for the brothers in any step they take to defend their security and stability.
Safadi and Sheikh Abdullah stressed the need to reduce escalation and resolve the crisis through dialogue to establish regional relations based on the principle of good-neighborliness and non-interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries.
The two ministers agreed to continue communication to coordinate efforts intensively at this sensitive stage in which the region faces major challenges that require closer coordination and pan-Arab solidarity.
//Petra// AA
During a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday, Safadi and Sheikh Abdullah also reviewed ways to overcome the challenges facing the Middle East and efforts to defuse regional crises and bring about security and stability.
The Palestinian issue and the developments in the Arab Gulf region were a key theme of the talks. The two ministers underlined the importance of continuing to work with the international community to activate a real effort to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of a two-state solution that guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on pre-June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Safadi stressed Jordan's unwavering stance, affirmed by His Majesty King Abdullah II, that the security of the UAE and the security of Saudi Arabia is part of Jordan's security, expressing the Kingdom's support for the brothers in any step they take to defend their security and stability.
Safadi and Sheikh Abdullah stressed the need to reduce escalation and resolve the crisis through dialogue to establish regional relations based on the principle of good-neighborliness and non-interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries.
The two ministers agreed to continue communication to coordinate efforts intensively at this sensitive stage in which the region faces major challenges that require closer coordination and pan-Arab solidarity.
//Petra// AA