AMMAN —
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, commended Norway’s
support to Jordan in facing the burden of Syrian refuges, Al-Mamlaka TV
reported.
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In a joint press statement with his Norwegian
counterpart,
Anniken Huitfeldt, the minister said that supporting Jordan is
essential, especially at the current stage when international assistance for
refugees is declining, which constitutes a threat to these refugees’ right to
live in dignity and to meet their living needs.
The two ministers discussed the Syrian
crises and means to reach a solution.
According to the
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Jordan’s response plan to the Syrian crisis amounted
to $235 million for the first half of the current year, or 10.3 percent of the
$2.28 billion that has been allocated for them.
However, the deficit in the response plan
has reached $2.045 billion, 89.7 percent of total allocations.
Minister Safadi praised
Norway’s stand on
the Palestinian issue, saying “Norway has a clear position in supporting the
two-state solution, and the Palestinian economy.”
He maintained that diplomatic relations
between Jordan and Norway date back more than 60 years and pointed to continued
communication, coordination, and cooperation that are ongoing at the current
stage.
Safadi also discussed with Huetfield the
prospects for expanding cooperation through projects that could be sustained or
initiated by Jordan and Norway.
Both ministers also discussed the Sahara Forest Project, which Norway has supported since 2017. The pilot project is for
forestation and job creation in the Aqaba region.
In a separate report, Al-Mamlaka quoted
Huetfield as saying Monday that Jordan has a key role to play as a force for
maintaining stability and political dialogue in the Middle East.
She affirmed that Norway will continue to
support Jordan’s finances, as well as the refugee-hosting communities, in spite
of the political situation and the current interest in the war in Ukraine.
She praised Jordan’s position on the issue
of food security, noting the ongoing Norwegian-Jordanian action on
stabilization and growth outside Europe.
The Norwegian minister and her Jordanian
counterpart discussed the need to reach a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli
conflict.
Another topic which was discussed was an
upcoming donors’ meeting on the Palestinian issue; in which Norway has been
very concerned about the absence of a political horizon.
The political tension in Iraq has also been brought to
the table for discussion.
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