(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, JUNE 18 - Jordanian Foreign Minister
Ayman Safadi arrived on Thursday in Ramallah in a surprise move
to discuss with Palestinian leadership the topic of annexations
announced by Israel, said Jordanian news agency Petra.
"This is taking place as part of the current coordination and
consultation between the two parties on developments related to
the Palestinian topic," Safadi said on Twitter.
During the visit, Safadi will bring a message from King
Abdallah to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Petra.
Jordan has repeatedly lined up against Israel's annexation
plans, which include the Jordan Valley, a delicate border area
with the Hashemite Kingdom.
On Wednesday, King Abdallah said during an online conference
with members of the US Congress that the Israeli move is
"unacceptable and undermines the prospects of reaching peace and
stability in the region".
He also highlighted "the importance of establishing an
independent, sovereign, and viable Palestinian State within the
1967 borders with East Jerusalem as capital".
According to a Palestinian source cited by the media,
Safadi's rapid visit on Thursday aims to show Jordanian support
for the Palestinian position.
The source said the arrival of the Jordanian foreign minister
is also aimed at sending to Ramallah a "message on the part of
Arab leaders, and specifically the Emirates, following
conversations by Abdallah with all of them in recent days".
The source said this is an intensification of the "Arab
pressure campaign" on Israel and the US to block
annexations.(ANSAmed).
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