Jordan

AMMAN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Thursday urged the permanent members of the UN Security Council to take "immediate and effective" actions against Israeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge to annex Jordan Valley and adjacent northern Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank.

At a meeting in Amman with ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to Jordan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi called on the international community to take a clear stand and denounce Netanyahu's pledge by rejecting the announcement.

AMMAN, Sept 10 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan and Tunisia reaffirmed their stance that the two-state solution is the only way to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The two sides stressed the need to fulfil the Palestinians’ rights and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in line with the Arab Peace Initiative, according to a statement by Jordan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.

AMMAN, Sept 4 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Tuesday, called for intensified efforts to resolve the crisis in Yemen through a political solution.

At a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, in Amman, Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi, underlined the need for implementing the Stockholm Agreement and other relevant understandings, to achieve the desired political solution that restores stability and security in Yemen and ends the suffering of its people.

AMMAN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallstrom on Sunday underlined the need for ensuring that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) can continue to provide services to Palestinian refugees.

In a press statement released in Amman, the ministers agreed to go ahead with efforts to mobilize support for the UN agency.

AMMAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) in Jordan on Monday sunk a disused commercial aircraft to Aqaba's Underwater Military Museum Dive Site to help boost marine life.

Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein attended the ceremony, according to the Jordan News Agency Petra.

The underwater museum has been opened for divers and snorkellers to explore military machines stationed along coral reefs imitating a tactical formation.

20 Aug 2019; MEMO: The Jordanian parliament yesterday recommended the Israeli ambassador to Amman be expelled as a result of Israel’s violations of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Quds Press reported.

Officials also called for re-evaluating the mutual treaties between the two countries.

The recommendation was made during an emergency parliamentary meeting held to discuss the Israeli violations in Jerusalem and at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 20 (NNN-PETRA) – Germany’s Defence Minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, on Monday, stressed her country’s support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The German minister made the remarks, after a meeting with Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi in Amman, where she said, the two-state solution represents a good foundation for the Palestinians and the Israelis.

AMMAN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Sunday underlined the key role of the United Nations (UN) in addressing regional issues, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at a meeting with visiting President of the United Nations General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces on Sunday, where discussions focused on the UN role in ending regional crises.

Safadi said that empowering the UN and its institutions will enhance the international community's ability to overcome political, security and developmental challenges.

AMMAN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and Palestine said on Saturday that no economic offer or idea can replace the two-state solution.

The remarks were made by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, during their meeting in Amman.

They highlighted the two-state solution as the only solution to the Palestinian issue which entails the creation of an independent Palestinian state at the 1967 border with East Jerusalem as its capital.

AMMAN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Sunday condemned Israel's opening of the so-called "Pilgrim Road" tunnel that was dug from under the village of Silwan to reach Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Jordan said such a decision is an irresponsible act that will only increase tension, according to a statement by Sufian Qudah, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The official reaffirmed Jordan's rejection of any attempt to alter the identity of the holy city, especially in Al Haram Al Sharif.