AMMAN (Jordan News) — Foreign Minister Ayman
Al-Safadi on Thursday participated in the informal bi-annual meeting of the EU,
held in Lisbon, where he stressed Kingdom's keenness to enhance the
Jordanian-European partnership and urged the bloc to play an effective role in
making peace in the region.
اضافة اعلان
EU foreign ministers, High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy Josep Borrell and the European Commissioner for
Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi participated in the
meeting, in which they discussed the Palestinian issue and the situation in the
region, in addition to EU-Jordan relations.
During the meeting, Safadi said the
Kingdom's strategy regarding the relationship with the EU is based on
comprehensive cooperation in various fields, voicing appreciation for the support
provided by the union to the Kingdom to help it face the challenges and
consequences of regional crises such as the refugee influx.
Safadi's participation came at the
invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal Augusto Silva, whose
country holds the rotating presidency of the EU.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Safadi
held bilateral talks with his Portuguese counterpart, which focused on
bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them.
At a joint press conference with Silva, Safadi
said the EU meeting was an important opportunity for consultations between partners
who believe in the importance of achieving a just peace in the Middle East as a
common interest and a necessity for all.
Safadi stressed that the recent escalation
in Palestine has underlined once again the centrality of the Palestinian cause
and the impossibility of achieving a comprehensive and lasting peace without
resolving the issue on the basis of the two-state solution. This formula, he
said, should lead to an independent and sovereign Palestinian state, with East
Jerusalem as its capital, within the lines of June 4, 1967, one that lives in
peace and security side by side with Israel in line with international
legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
Safadi stressed the importance of the
European role in the region. Historically, he said, Europe has played a key
role in efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region, noting that Jordan
wants this role to continue.
He emphasized the importance of a clear and
effective European position in efforts to achieve peace.
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