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- The King stresses Jordan's keenness to build on the strategic partnership with the European Union
His Majesty King Abdullah II met today, Monday, with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York, in the presence of His Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II.
His Majesty affirmed Jordan's keenness to build on the strategic partnership with the European Union, expressing the Kingdom's aspiration to host the Jordanian-European Investment Conference next November.
The meeting addressed the most recent regional developments, as His Majesty stressed the need to intensify the efforts of the international community to reach a solution that ends the ongoing escalation and preserves the security and sovereignty of Arab countries.
His Majesty also warned of the seriousness of the Israeli measures in the West Bank and Jerusalem, calling for support for the efforts of Lebanon and Syria to maintain their security and the safety of their citizens.
For his part, the President of the European Council expressed the European Union's appreciation for its partnership with Jordan and its keenness to continue expanding it in various fields, affirming the importance of the Kingdom's role in working towards stability in the region.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, and the Director of His Majesty's Office, Engineer Alaa Batayneh.
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