(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday met with member of the French Senate and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Josette Durrieu, currently on a visit to the Kingdom as part of a regional tour.
During the meeting, which was held at Al Husseiniya Palace, the King voiced pride in the distinguished level of friendship and cooperation between the two countries in the political and economic.
Talks during the meeting also dealt with Jordanian-French ties, mainly in the parliamentary and legislative fields, and ways to increase the exchange of expertise and cooperation among legislative institutions in both countries.
They also discussed the request for partner for democracy status with PACE, submitted by the Jordanian Parliament.
His Majesty and the French official also reviewed ways of addressing current regional issues, mainly the crisis in Syria, efforts to counter terrorism and revive peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis to achieve peace and stability in the region.
In this context, the king highlighted the role played by France and EU countries to deal with these issues.
The French official praised Jordan's comprehensive reform process led by His Majesty as well as the King's efforts with all influential parties to bring about peace in the region and enhance world peace and security.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is made up of 318 parliamentarians from the national parliaments of the Council of Europe's 47 member states, and generally meets four times a year for week-long plenary sessions in the French city of Strasbourg.
The Assembly held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, and can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically-elected members of parliament established on the basis of an intergovernmental treaty.
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