AMMAN — During his first official visit to the Kingdom, UK
Minister for the Middle East James Cleverly met with Yousef Bataineh, secretary
general of the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, to discuss the UK’s outlook on
regional issues, including illegal Israeli
settlements and peace agreements
between Palestine and Israel, according to a recent
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office statement.
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The minister also thanked Jordan for “its generosity in hosting
more than 600,000 Syrians who have fled” their country, visited a United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (
UNHCR) community center in Amman for an
update on Jordan’s utilization of UK aid, and “saw first-hand” how the UK’s £25
million contribution to the Jordanian National Aid Fund has helped Jordanians
“whose lives have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“On my first visit to the Hashemite Kingdom, I discovered how the
UK-Jordan partnership is growing in strength during this landmark centenary
year,” said Cleverly. “We celebrated long-standing cooperation on defence,
regional security, and economic stability, as we build back better from the
COVID-19 pandemic.”
The minister contended that the UK is a “committed partner,”
aiding Jordan in its hosting of refugees and protecting of Jordanians affected
by the pandemic.
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