AMMAN—
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi held, in Washington, a series of meetings with a
number of leaders and members of the
US Senate and House of Representatives
that focused on the fourth
US-Jordan Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic
Partnership for the years (2023-2029), according to the Jordan News Agency,
Petra.
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The meetings covered a wide range of
Middle East issues in
the forefront of which is the Palestinian cause, the Syrian crisis, supporting
Iraq and Lebanon, fighting terrorism and food security.
Safadi praised the supportive stances of the US Congress
towards Jordan and the US assistance provided to Jordan to aid it in its
development journey and support the reform program adopted by the Kingdom.
Members of the U.S. Senate voiced their appreciation for the
efforts led by His Majesty King Abdullah II to enhance regional security and
stability.
At the Capitol, Safadi met with Chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez, Republican Caucus Chair of the US
Senate Appropriations and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Lindsey Graham,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Senator Richard Shelby,
Chairman of the Senate Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chris Murphy,
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, Chairman of the Republican
Bloc at the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul and Chairman of the
House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Ted Deutch.
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