Japan and Jordan agree to advance Mideast ‘peace corridor’
10-03-2018 08:04 AM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Japan and Jordan have affirmed they will keep working on a four-way development project intended to a path toward peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi agreed over dinner in Tokyo on Friday that promoting the so-called Corridor for Peace and Prosperity, established in 2006, is more meaningful now than ever, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The Middle East region continues to be in a complicated situation, but Jordan is the cornerstone of regional stability,” Kono said ahead of the dinner.
Kono and Safadi also affirmed their support for a two-state solution to bringing peace to the Middle East, the ministry said.
*Japan Times