Amman: The State of Qatar and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have developed historical and sustainable relations, hinging upon consolidated decades-long bedrocks, said Minister of Government Communications of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, H E Dr. Muhannad Mubaidin.
Speaking with Qatar News Agency (QNA), Mubaidin, who is also the official spokesperson for the Jordanian government, added the two countries established a unified position on Arab issues and crises in the region, in a way that serves the Arab interests.
Both countries’ leaders coordinated stances on the issues pertaining to the Arab and Islamic nations while mutually respecting each country’s agenda and interests on certain issues, he added, highlighting that the harmonious policies included political, cultural, economic and social fields and led to continuously solid and fruitful bilateral relations.
He added that the Qatari investments in Jordan are continuing to grow, and that the Jordanian expat community is highly respected in Doha.
Commenting on the aggression on the Gaza Strip, he said the two countries had been involved, since the first day of the aggression, in a high-level coordination, highlighting the consensus reached during the Riyadh Summit in November by Doha, Amman and other Arab countries on a clear position that rejects war and the killing of civilians.
Qatari Foreign Ministry made great efforts in parallel with the Jordanian Foreign Ministry and held consultations with many countries concerned with the Palestinian issue that led to a UN General Assembly resolution to stop the war.
Mubaidin hailed Qatar’s efforts within the Security Council, relief assistance and diplomatic endeavours to reach a humanitarian truce and release of prisoners, expressing his country’s unrelenting support for Qatari efforts.
Qatar also backs the clear-cut positions of Jordan and Egypt that reject displacement and the liquidation of the Palestinian cause, and the aid deliveries to Palestinians in Gaza through Egypt and Jordan - an indication that Doha strongly supports a unified Arab position that backs the Palestinian cause and condemns the barbaric Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank.
This Qatari support was highly manifested in backing the Jordanian Hashemite custodianship over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Al Quds Al Sharif, reflecting an affirmation of the two leaderships’ ability to adopt clear and harmonious policies on the dangers threatening the Palestinian cause and peace in the region, he said.
Mubaidin also highlighted King Abdullah II’s calls, during the Riyadh Summit, for mobilising an international and global position for a sustainable humanitarian aid delivery and stopping the war, with the international community unable to convince Israel to stop the war.
The aid by the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) still reaches the Rafah crossing to be delivered into the Gaza Strip through the King Hussein Bridge and other aid supplies are airdropped at Jordanian field hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, he added.
