Judeh Kerry discuss ties Mideast

2/21/2016 9:05:58 PM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

AMMAN 21st February 2016 (WAM) -- Jordan's Deputy Premier Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Affairs Nasser Judeh and visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry met Sunday for talks on Jordanian-US ties and developments in the Middle East including efforts to put an end to the suffering of Syrian people.

Kerry announced in Amman that the United States and Russia were close to an agreement to cease hostilities in Syria.

Jordan News Agency PETRA reported that during the meeting the two ministers underlined the historic deep-rooted and strategic Jordanian-US relations in various fields and agreed to continue coordination.

Judeh reiterated Jordan's constant position the Kingdom had adopted since the start of the Syrian conflict supporting a political solution that guarantees Syria's security safety and territorial integrity and inclusive of all components of the Syrian people.

Judeh and his US counterpart also focused on the outcome of a donor conference on Syria held in London earlier this month noting that the gathering was a key juncture as the world relealised that the subject of migration is not just a socioeconomic issue but is a political issue as well and that a political solution is the approach to a humanitarian solution.

The two ministers also agreed on the need to intensify international efforts at various levels to face terrorism and extremism that threaten the whole world. Judeh noted that Jordan had been and would remain at the forefront of these efforts.

Kerry said the US Congress had approved $1.6 billion in economic support to Jordan and to protect its borders which made the Kingdom the third largest recipient of US aid.

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