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King receives Kushner, US administration officials

22 August 2017

His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday received Senior Adviser to the US President Jared Kushner, Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, and Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell.

Discussions at the meeting covered means to bolster the strategic partnership and the ongoing coordination between Jordan and the US, as well as overall conditions in the region.

The meeting focused on efforts to move the peace process forward and relaunch serious and effective negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis, based on the two-state solution as the only way to end the conflict.

King Abdullah stressed the important role of the US, and US President Donald Trump’s commitment to working towards reaching a Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement.

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Director of the Office of His Majesty Jafar Hassan, Jordan’s Ambassador in Washington Dina Kawar, and the accompanying US delegation attended the meeting.