House speaker receives US, Hungarian ambassadors

AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh on Tuesday met separately with US and Hungarian ambassadors to Jordan Alice G. Wells and Csaba Czibere to discuss regional issues and bilateral relations.

Tarawneh reviewed the latest developments in the Palestinian issue, calling for a just and permanent solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Discussions also tackled the war on terrorism, the Syrian crisis and Jordan’s role in helping refugees.

Wells commended the Jordanian stance on different regional and international issues. Czibere, for his part, highlighted the importance of a unified European stance to reach a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis and support countries hosting refugees such as Jordan.