Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi on Saturday held talks with a number of foreign ministers and officials participating in the Munich Security Conference (MSC), which kicked off Friday in its 56th edition.

Talks focused on ways to boost bilateral ties as well as regional developments.

In the meetings, Safadi called on the international community to find a solution to the Palestinian issue on basis that guarantee the achievement of a just and lasting peace that the peoples accept.

Safadi said the two-state solution is the only way to end the conflict and achieve a comprehensive peace. This solution, the minister explained, guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state the occupied Jerusalem as its capital on the pre-June 4 lines to live in security and peace alongside Israel in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.

The meetings also dealt with efforts made to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis, as Safadi stressed the necessity of working continuously and systematically to reach a political solution that preserves the unity and cohesion of Syria and restores its security, stability and role and paves the way for the voluntary return of refugees.

During the meetings, Safadi highlighted burdens incurred by Jordan as a result of the Syrian refugee crisis and called on the international community to assume its responsibility in facing the consequences of this crisis.
Safadi also stressed the importance of supporting Iraq in maintaining its security and stability and its rebuilding process.

The Foreign Minister affirmed that the Kingdom continues to work with partners in the international community to combat terrorism, which constituted a threat that needs to be defeated via a holistic approach.
The Foreign Ministers and officials whom Safadi met on the sidelines of the conference expressed their appreciation of the Kingdom's main role in efforts to achieve security and stability in the region.

Meetings included a quartet meeting in which Safadi participated, along with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, German Foreign Minister Haikou Maas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, which focused on ways to find a perspective for the peace process and regional developments.

Safadi held talks with the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Havesto, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Radman, Latvian Foreign Minister Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu.

He also held talks with Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha Laya, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, and Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.
Safadi held talks with the Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister Zeina Akkar, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Ali Al-Hakim.

The Foreign Minister also met with the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Masoud Barzani, and discussed developments in the region with Lakhdar Brahimi, former Algerian Foreign Minister, and Gro Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway.

In separate meetings, Safadi met a number of US officials, including Senator Mitt Romney, Chairman of the Near East Subcommittee / Committee on Foreign Relations in the US Senate, and Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs Clark Cooper, and Senator Christopher Van Holen, member of US Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kelly Kraft.

Developments in Syria and ways to move towards a peaceful solution to the crisis were the focus of discussions that Safadi held with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pederson.

Tomorrow, Safadi will participate in a symposium on Palestine, with the Prime Minister of Palestine, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, and the Secretary General of the Foreign Service Agency in the European Union. He will also meet with other officials.

More than 500 high-ranking officials representing political, diplomatic, and security sectors, business, academia, and civil society are participating in the MSC's 56th edition, providing a platform for interaction and discussion about current international crises, security challenges and ways to find solutions to them.