Bundestag vice president briefed on refugee crisis

AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh on Wednesday reiterated Jordan’s position on the crisis in Syria, stressing the need to arrive at a peaceful political solution that ends the bloodshed and guarantees the country’s unity.

At a meeting with Claudia Roth, vice president of the German Bundestag, Tarawneh also highlighted the effects of the continued influx of Syrian refugees on the social, economic and security conditions in the Kingdom.

In the northern Governorate of Mafraq for example, the number of refugees has exceeded its original population, Tarawneh said.

At the meeting, attended by Germany’s Ambassador to Jordan Ralph Tarraf, Roth praised Jordan’s efforts, adding that she will review, with her country’s parliament and government, procedures to help the Kingdom deal with these burdens.