AMMAN — His Majesty
King Abdullah on Wednesday
received, in separate meetings, Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Democratic
Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi, and Mozambique President
Filipe Nyusi, according to a Royal Court statement.
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The meetings, held ahead of the latest Aqaba Process round
which will cover East Africa for the fifth time on Thursday, touched on
bilateral ties and means to bolster cooperation in the political, defense,
economic, tourism, and trade spheres, in service of shared interests.
Discussions also covered the importance of maintaining
regional and international efforts to counter terrorism within a holistic
approach that covers the military, security, and ideological dimensions.
The latest regional and international developments were also
discussed.
Also in Aqaba, King Abdullah met with
Madagascar Defense
Minister Leon Rakotonirina, and Commander of US Special Operations Command Gen.
Richard D. Clarke, and discussed bilateral ties and means to enhance defense
cooperation.
The Aqaba Process initiative, launched by His Majesty in
2015, aims to enhance coordination and exchange of expertise and information
among regional and international stakeholders to counter terrorism within a
holistic approach.
The
Aqaba Process initiative’s meetings have also been held
outside Jordan over the past years, hosted by Albania, the Netherlands,
Nigeria, the US, the UN, and Singapore, in partnership with the Kingdom.
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