AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said that the Geneva II peace conference on Syria would not immediately restore stability in the civil war-torn northern neighbour.
“We do not believe that this conference would result in an immediate solution to the Syrian crisis, but would trigger talks that would hopefully end with such a solution,” he said during a Lower House session held on Tuesday.
His remarks came in response to MPs’ inquiries over the political and security atmosphere in the region.
He reiterated Jordan’s support for a political solution that would ensure Syria’s territorial integrity and the unity of its people.
In case the conference comes up with resolutions for a peaceful solution to the 34-month bloody conflict in Syria, Jordan might be pushing for a UN Security Council resolution to render the conference’s outputs mandatory.
In connection to US State Secretary John Kerry’s efforts to push the Middle East peace talks forward, Ensour advised against “jumping to conclusions” at this stage, expecting the US top diplomat to bring his finalised ideas to all parties in the region in the next few days.
Kerry was examining points of views of both the Palestinians and the Israelis, and it is expected he will come back with a detailed proposal for both sides, the premier said.
Regarding future security arrangements in the Jordan Valley, Ensour said that Jordan would under no circumstances accept any foreign soldier on its turf or any Jordanian troops on Palestinian lands.
