AMMAN— His
Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday concluded
a series of meetings at the US Senate with a meeting with the Senate majority
and minority leaders, according to a statement by the Royal Hashemite Court.
اضافة اعلان
Joined by HRH Crown Prince Hussein at the talks, His Majesty
discussed “means to bolster the Jordan-US partnership” and delved into recent
regional developments as well as the economic repercussions of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
King Abdullah “expressed appreciation of the United States’
support for Jordan throughout the years and in various sectors,” including the
economic, development, security, and defense sectors.
According
to the statement, the attendees also touched on Jordan’s arduous hosting of
Syrian refugees amid “a sharp decline in international aid from donor
countries, with only 8 per cent of Jordan's needs this year to host refugees
being covered thus far.”
Regarding latest regional developments, His Majesty
lauded the United States’ support for the two-state solution “to achieve peace
between the Palestinians and the Israelis” and lead to the “establishment of an
independent, sovereign, and viable Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967,
lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” the statement said.
Citing the absence of real progress in restarting the
peace process, King Abdullah "warned
against the risk of a renewed outbreak of violence” and “welcomed the United
States’ decision to resume support for UNRWA.”
For their part, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell commended Jordan and the United States’
longstanding relationship, as well as “the Kingdom's role in bolstering
security and stability in the region.”
The
King is set to meet with Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi,
as well as several House committees on Thursday.
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