MP’s call on int’l community to step up support for Jordan, custodianship

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah’s efforts and stances in defending the Palestinian issue and Jerusalem have regained momentum, Lower House Assistant Speaker Ibrahim Abul Sayyed said on Monday.

While participating in meetings of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly’s Standing Committee on Economic and Sustainable Development, Abul Sayyed called on member countries to support His Majesty’s Hashemite Custodianship over Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Head of the Lower House’s Foreign Affairs Committee MP Nidal Taani, who also participated in the meeting held in Naryan-Mar, Russia, said that the international community has to support the Kingdom, which plays a pivotal role in regional and international causes, referring to the political and economic challenges facing Jordan.