AMMAN –– Head of the
Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee Khaldoun
Hina said Tuesday that Jordan is keen on seeing tranquility in southern Syria,
which guarantees "a solid ground" for future cooperation between the
two countries, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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During a meeting with Russian
ambassador
Gleb Desyatnikov, Hina said the electricity and gas supply lines to
Lebanon, which run across Syrian territory, may constitute the beginning of the
restoration of security and stability on Syrian soil.
He stressed Russia's key role in ridding
southern Syria of terrorist groups and called for a crackdown on smugglers close
to the Jordanian border.
Hina said that any breakdown on the
Jordanian-Syrian border could heat up the situation and create more chaos that
will affect all parties, and that this might be the case if terrorist organizations
are allowed to return to south Syria.
The lawmakers present at the meeting
highlighted the key role Russia plays in the Middle East, and stressed the need
to find a solution to the Palestinian issue.
Desyatnikov said that Moscow recognizes
the Hashemite custodianship of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem,
and supports finding a solution to the Palestinian issue within international
legitimacy resolutions.
He also said that Russia values
Jordan's position advocating for security and stability in Syria and the region
at large, adding that "we will cooperate and work with Jordan to restore
Syria's security and stability, especially in the south of the country".
The Russian envoy also presented
condolences to the Jordanian people for the recent killing of Jordanian border
guards during clashes with drug smugglers.
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