PM meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan: 15 February 2024
皇冠体育app Prime Minister hosted His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a meeting at Downing Street this afternoon (15 February).
皇冠体育app Prime Minister hosted His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a meeting at Downing Street this afternoon.聽
He welcomed the opportunity to meet with King Abdullah again and reiterated the high value the United Kingdom places on our historic partnership and Jordan鈥檚 vital regional role.聽
皇冠体育app leaders discussed the crisis in Gaza and agreed it was critical as a first step to secure an immediate humanitarian pause, to get hostages out and considerably more aid in. 皇冠体育app UK ultimately wanted to see a sustainable ceasefire 鈥� which would require Hamas to no longer be in charge in Gaza and Israel鈥檚 security to be assured.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister welcomed Jordan鈥檚 innovative efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza by land and air, and he set out the UK鈥檚 work to unblock aid access and alleviate the humanitarian crisis. 皇冠体育app UK was deeply concerned about the humanitarian impact聽of any offensive on civilians sheltering in Rafah.聽
皇冠体育appy also discussed the importance of de-escalating tensions in the West Bank and bolstering the role of the Palestinian Authority to deliver security and prosperity. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister highlighted steps the UK has taken to support stability in the West Bank, including sanctioning extremist settlers.