AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II traveled to Cairo on Sunday for three-way talks with the Egyptian and Emirati leaders, a royal palace statement said.
The statement added that the trip had not previously been scheduled. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will also be in attendance, Jordan’s state news agency added. King Abdullah will be accompanied by the Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah.
Jordan’s King Abdullah on Thursday stressed the need to unify, coordinate, and step up Arab efforts to halt escalations in Jerusalem, again urging Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo in Al-Aqsa Mosque and safeguard the rights of Muslim worshippers.
Speaking during a meeting of the Arab League ministerial committee tasked with galvanizing international action to counter illegal Israeli measures in Jerusalem, the monarch expressed appreciation for Arab leaders’ stances in calling for calm in the Palestinian territories, and in supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian people, as well as the Hashemite Custodianship. –Agencies
