Davos: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs, Ayman Safadi, engaged in a series of high-level meetings with Arab and foreign counterparts as well as UN officials during his participation in the 55th session of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
According to Jordan News Agency, Safadi held bilateral discussions with key figures including Yemen’s Deputy Chair of the Presidential Leadership Council Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Xavier Bettel, Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jos© Manuel Albares, and Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha. He also met Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, Estonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna, Tunisia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ali Al-Nafti, and Switzerland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis. Other meetings included Finland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric, and World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain.
Discussions during these meetings were centered on enhancing bilateral relations and exploring opportunities for joint cooperation with Jordan across multiple sectors, alongside addressing regional developments.
Safadi emphasized the critical importance of maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza and stressed the need to increase efforts to ensure sufficient and sustainable humanitarian aid to the region. He advocated for genuine pathways to achieve a just and comprehensive solution that acknowledges the rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent and sovereign state along the June 4, 1967, borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the two-state solution framework.
He further highlighted the urgent need to halt Israel’s actions in the West Bank and its aggression against Palestinians in the occupied territories, cautioning against the potential escalation of tensions due to ongoing violations and policies by the Israeli government.
Safadi also called for international support for Lebanon to restore its security and stability, emphasizing the significance of reinforcing the ceasefire in the country while urging Israel to stop its breaches of international and humanitarian law.
In discussions related to Syria, Safadi underlined the necessity of supporting the Syrian people through their transitional period, ensuring the country’s unity, sovereignty, and stability while facilitating the reconstruction of Syria as a free and inclusive state that respects the rights of all its citizens.
Additionally, Safadi took part in a dialogue session with Washington Post journalist David Ignatius, where he reiterated the importance of a collective international effort to uphold the ceasefire in Gaza, deliver immediate humanitarian aid to the Strip, and support Syria and Lebanon in their pursuit of stability and progress.