FM, Greek counterpart hold talks in Athens

Athens: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, met in Athens on Wednesday with his Greek counterpart, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, and discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop them in various fields, as well as efforts to stop the aggression on the Gaza Strip and end the worsening humanitarian disaster it is causing. In a joint press conference held by the two ministers after the meeting, Safadi emphasized the deep-rooted partnership between Jordan and Greece, and the shared keenness to develop them, maintain consultation and take joint action to strengthen partnership and create a regional environment that provides security, safety, stability, development and achievement for the peoples of the region and the two friendly countries. Safadi underlined the importance of the existing mutual cooperation and within the framework of the trilateral cooperation mechanism between Jordan, Greece and Cyprus, which His Majesty the King and the leaders in Cyprus and Greece are keen to develop continuously. "We are partners and we want to achieve the same goals; we want to develop our bilateral relations and build on this solid partnership rooted in decades of joint work, shared values and a common concern to serve the interests of our two countries and peoples, as well as within the framework of joint work to build security, peace and stability in our region," he said. "We are in the same neighborhood; what happens in our region affects Greece and what happens here is affects us, and any threat to security and stability in either of our regions is a common threat to us, hence the keenness to maintain consultations and work together to strengthen partnership and think together about how to create a regional environment that provides security, safety, stability, development and achievement for our peoples and countries," Safadi added. Source: Jordan News Agency