British minister: "Jordan; an island of stability in a turbulent region"
09-09-2014 11:18 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - British Minister of State for International Development, Desmond Swain, on Tuesday said "Jordan is an island of stability in a turbulent region", and voiced his country's keenness to keep the kingdom stable and secure.
In a press conference held at the home of the British Ambassador to the Kingdom Peter Millett, the minister thanked the Jordanian people for their generosity in hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, stressing that his country is aware of the enormous responsibility and burden borne by Jordan in this area.
Swain also highlighted visits he paid to the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees and Palestinian refugees camp.
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