Jordan reiterates support to Arab League decisions ahead of summit

AMMAN — Jordan’s Ambassador to Egypt and its Permanent Representative at the Arab League Ali Ayed on Tuesday said that the Kingdom supports the decisions and initiatives taken by the 22-member organisation, as part of a preparatory meeting of the 29th Arab Summit, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Ayed expressed his hope that the upcoming Summit will be a sequel to previous events in tackling challenges facing Arabs, and that it will help find suitable solutions to protect national security and the generations’ future. 

He stressed that the Palestinian issue is “still a priority” and that Jordan, in coordination with other Arab countries, has been exerting all efforts to reject the American decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the Holy City.

Ayed underlined that the Kingdom, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Custodian of Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Jerusalem, has taken diplomatic action with the international community to urge Israel to start negotiations with Palestinians in order to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on the pre-1967 borders.

He emphasised Jordan’s condemnation of all terrorist acts, including missiles fired on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi militias, stressing Jordan’s full support to Saudi in its response to these repeated attacks.

During the meeting, the presidency was handed over from Jordan to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Prince Khalid Bin Faisal expressed his appreciation to His Majesty King Abdullah for his achievements during Jordan’s presidency in the previous summit, according to Petra.