Safadi discusses UNRWA support with UAE minister

AMMAN — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi and UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan affirmed the two countries’ keenness to enhance their strategic relations.

At their Abu Dhabi meeting on Saturday, both ministers went over the latest regional developments, especially those related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the efforts exerted to create a political horizon for progress towards a two-state solution, as well as the efforts to bridge the financial deficit facing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Safadi and Sheikh Abdullah highlighted the importance of concerted efforts to ensure that UNRWA continues to provide its services to refugees in accordance with its UN mandate, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Safadi praised the support provided by the UAE to UNRWA, while Sheikh Abdullah praised the efforts exerted by the Kingdom to garner financial and political support for UNRWA.

The Emirati official stressed the depth of the brotherly relations between the UAE and Jordan, stressing the keenness of the UAE to continue to support Jordan, which has a “special place in the heart of every Emirati citizen”.

 The two ministers also discussed the developments in the Syrian crisis and stressed the importance of concerted efforts to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis, which preserves the unity and stability of Syria.