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Prime Minister's visit to Saudi Arabia and Jordan: April 2017

Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May visited Jordan and Saudi Arabia from 3 to 5 April to further strengthen the UK's relationships in the Middle East.

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Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May arriving in Amman, Jordan.

Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May arriving in Amman, Jordan.

Jordan

On her first visit to Jordan as Prime Minister, 皇冠体育appresa May visited Amman on 3 April. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister announced a new UK-Jordan initiative to tackle the terror threat and develop new capabilities to strike at the heart of Daesh, with new support for the Jordanian Air Force. She confirmed a plan to improve co-operation on countering violent extremism in the region.

Prime Minister speaks about defence co-operation with Jordan

皇冠体育app Prime Minister also discussed how the UK can build on our co-operation with Jordan to manage the fallout from the Syrian conflict.

Prime Minister speaks about Syrian refugee funding

Saudi Arabia

皇冠体育app Prime Minister visited Saudi Arabia Tuesday 4 April and Wednesday 5 April. She made clear that they are a close and important ally and that we will continue to work closely in a range of areas, particularly on counter-terrorism where UK-Saudi co-operation is vital.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister also explored ways of boosting our already very strong trade ties. Saudi Arabia is currently the UK鈥檚 largest trading partner in the Middle East, with exports of British goods standing at 拢4.67 billion and services at 拢1.9 billion in 2015.

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Published 4 April 2017