AMMAN: Jordan and the UK reiterated their shared commitment to deeper cooperation in a range of sectors, as politicians from the two countries met in Amman on Thursday to discuss pressing regional and international issues.
During a meeting with a visiting British delegation from the Coalition for Global Prosperity’s Future Leaders Programme, MP Dina Basheer, chairperson of Jordan’s Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, described the relationship between the nations as historic and strategic, and emphasized the importance of continued collaboration, the Jordan News Agency reported.
The discussions focused in particular on regional developments, during which Basheer reaffirmed Jordan’s firm support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the only path to long-term stability in the Middle East.
She called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, and greater international efforts to ease the humanitarian suffering of civilians caught up in the conflict in the territory.
Basheer also highlighted the role King Abdullah of Jordan has played as an advocate for peace through his diplomatic engagement at both the regional and global levels. She stressed the importance of Hashemite custodianship over Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem as a cornerstone of Jordan’s position on the future of the city. She also cited the continuing delivery of humanitarian assistance from Jordan to Gaza by land and air as a key element of its regional activities.
