FM Briefs European Counterparts On Outcomes Of Amman Consultative Meeting On Syria
Date
5/2/2023 11:15:55 PM
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Tuesday made telephone calls with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Tobias Billstrom, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colonna and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UK James Cleverly.During the calls, Safadi briefed his European counterparts on the results of the Amman consultative meeting on Syria, which was attended by the ministers of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Iraqi, Egypt and Syria, and launched a new Arab path to progressively resolve the Syrian crisis in a step-by-step mechanism, in line with Security Council Resolution 2254, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
The minister explained to his counterparts the importance of the meeting, which was based on the Jordanian initiative, the Saudi initiative and other Arab efforts and contacts, in launching a direct dialogue with the Syrian government with the aim of ending the crisis and the suffering caused to the Syrian people and the negative repercussions on the region and the world.
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also highlighted the importance of the agreements mentioned in the meeting's joint communiqué, which, once implemented, will contribute to efforts to resolve the crisis in Syria and address key issues, such as refugees, border security and the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking.
The deputy prime minister also stressed that reaching a political solution to the crisis in Syria that preserves Syria's unity, cohesion and sovereignty, restore its security, stability and role meets the aspirations of its people and provides conditions for the voluntary return of refugees and it is a necessity for the security and stability of the region and a priority that joint efforts should realise.
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