King back home after UK visit

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Saturday returned home after concluding an official visit to the UK, according to a Royal Court statement. 

During his visit, King Abdullah discussed with UK Prime Minister Theresa May the latest regional and international developments and ways to strengthen the "historic" bilateral relations in various fields.

During the meeting, held at 10 Downing Street, the King and May discussed cooperation between Jordan and the UK in political, economic and military fields.

He also discussed bilateral relations and regional developments with heads and members of committees in the UK House of Commons and House of Lords.

His Majesty started his meetings with heads and members of the foreign affairs, international development and defence committees in the UK House of Commons, followed by a meeting with heads and members of the International Relations Committee in the House of Lords.

Talks focused on boosting cooperation between Jordan and the UK, especially in the economic, military and security fields.

His Majesty voiced the Kingdom’s appreciation of the UK’s support to help Jordan implement its development programmes and its assistance in shouldering the Syrian refugee crisis’ burdens.

The King highlighted the importance of following up on the outcomes of the London donor conference held in February 2016, and on the commitment of donor parties to aid hosts of Syrian refugees.

The meetings also focused on regional issues, mainly the war on terrorism, the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and the Syrian crisis.