Jordan calls for political solution to the Syrian crisis
QAMESHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Jordanian Minister ofForeign Affairsand Expatriates, Ayman al-Safadi, said Jordan seeks a political solution for the Syrian crisis and that a dialogue should be conducted among all parties to the conflict in Syria.
Safadi stressed that his country has been working with other partners to reach a political solution to the Syrian conflict that has been ongoing for 11 years, end the agony of the Syrian people, preserve the unity of the Syrian territories, eliminate the foreign intervention and overcome the terrorists.
The UN Resolution 2254 on Syria is a key point to an agreement by all parties, he said.
Speaking about the consequences of the Syrian crisis on neighboring countries, Safadi said Jordan, being the most affected country, is working with all partners to find a route leading to a political solution that could end the current conflict.
Jordan has a problem of terrorism and drug trafficking along the strip border with Syria. Jordan also hosts 1.3 million Syrian refugees who no longer get global aids as before, bearing Jordan the brunt to handle this issue amidst the reduction of funds being provided, he added.
Lately, talks continued on improving the Syrian government relations with some Arab states specially Jordan which has already started to normalize relations with Syria in many economic and security aspects without focusing on political field.
The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra stated yesterday, it was time to reinstate Syria into the Arab League after suspending its membership for more than a decade.
On November 9, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations between Syria and the UAE, and the development of bilateral cooperation in various fields of common interest, according to Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic’s Facebook account.
On October 3, Syrian President Bashar Assad made a phone call with Jordanian King Abdullah II during which they discussed bilateral ties between the two countries and ways to enhance cooperation between them.
“King Abdullah II received a phone call from Syrian President Bashar Assad tackling relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to enhance cooperation between Jordan and Syria,” Jordanian Royal Court tweeted.