FM Holds Bilateral Meetings with Ministers in Madrid

Madrid: On the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the extended Madrid Group (Madrid+), which Spain hosted to execute the two-state solution, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi held several bilateral talks with ministers and officials.

According to Jordan News Agency, Safadi met with Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katr­n Gunnarsd³ttir, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel, and Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Faj³n to discuss ways to coordinate regional developments and build and expand bilateral relations in a number of areas.

Safadi emphasized that the only path to a fair and complete peace that ensures security and stability in the area is to support initiatives that assist the realization of the two-state solution.

Safadi underlined during the meetings the necessity of coordinated efforts to end Israel's aggression on Gaza right away, come to a long-term, comprehensive ceasefire agreement, and open the crossings to allow aid to enter the Strip, which is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

He also underlined the necessity of stopping Israel's breaches of Islamic and Christian holy sites in occupied Jerusalem as well as the risky escalation in the occupied West Bank.