AMMAN, Feb 24 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, reaffirmed yesterday that, there is no alternative to the two-state solution, as the real political ground for achieving fair and comprehensive peace in the region.
In a meeting with the visiting European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans, Safadi said, Jordan would keep working to find such a political ground, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Safadi also briefed Koopmans about Jordan’s efforts to arrange peace negotiations and support the Palestinian economy, while acknowledging the EU’s role in this regard, said the statement.
The Jordanian top diplomat said, all illegitimate procedures that undermine the Israeli-Palestinian peace process should stop, including building settlements and seizing Palestinian lands.
He also reiterated the importance of respecting Palestinian residents’ rights, in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, as well as, the legal status quo of Jerusalem and its holy sites.
For his part, Koopmans praised Jordan’s role and efforts in pursuing regional peace and stability, reiterating the EU’s keenness to continue cooperation with Jordan, to reinvigorate the peace process which has stalled since 2014.– NNN-PETRA
