Jordan supports Palestinian reconciliation deal

AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday renewed Jordan’s full support to the reconciliation agreement reached between the Palestinian factions. 

During a meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Rami Hamdallah, which was attended by Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Mohammad Momani, the two sides stressed the importance of maintaining Jordanian-Palestinian consultations and coordination over all issues of mutual concern, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

The two sides also stressed the importance of furthering bilateral relations in all fields, calling in this regard for building on the outcomes of the recent meeting of the Joint Jordanian-Palestinian Higher Committee in Ramallah.

Ensour also voiced Jordan’s support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinians and their leadership, primarily their quest for an independent state of their own with East Jerusalem as its capital. 

In remarks to the press following the meeting, Ensour underlined that the Palestinian question has long been Jordan’s first and foremost priority, saying: “Our position is clear. We are on the side of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and so unwilling to see disputes among our brotherly Palestinians.”

Ensour also commended the reconciliation agreement the two major Palestinian factions Fateh and Hamas reached, saying that all peace efforts and negotiations are “meaningless” if not supported by a unified Palestinian front, calling on the Palestinians to show commitment to the deal signed.

For his Part, Hamdallah said that his meeting with Ensour came after the April 23 meeting of the Joint Jordanian-Palestinian Higher Committee during which several bilateral agreements were signed, stressing the continuity of coordination and cooperation with the Jordanian side over all matters of mutual concern.

Hamdallah also said that he discussed with Ensour the Israeli provocative assaults on Al Aqsa Mosque.