Kingdom, Hungary discuss regional crises

AMMAN — Senate President Faisal Fayez on Tuesday met Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and briefed him on the latest developments in the region, especially in the Syrian and Palestinian arenas.

Fayez reviewed Jordan’s stance on the Syrian issue and the importance of adopting a political solution, adding that the Kingdom always stresses that a just solution to the Palestinian issue is key to resolving all regional conflicts, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He also referred to extremism and terrorism, stressing that Islam is a religion of tolerance that has no relation to terrorism. Semjén praised the “solid” Hungarian-Jordanian relations, expressing his country’s keenness to develop them, Petra added.