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Ammon News - Culture Minister Ali Al-Ayed met Wednesday with his Palestinian counterpart, Atef Abu Seif, for a discussion on cultural ties between the two brotherly countries, Jordan News Agency Petra reported.

Al-Ayed lauded ties between the two peoples, and said "Jerusalem will remain our first cause, and the Palestinian cause will always be present in the Jordanian policy approach."

He added that Jordan constantly seeks to bolster these ties by activating and developing cultural relations, and by its permanent presence in Palestinian cultural events to support them against attempts to wipe the Palestinian Arab identity, according to Petra.

For his part, Abu Seif reaffirmed Palestine's keenness to build cultural bridges with the outside world, as culture constitute a civilized gate for human relations, and that developing the culture sector will protect the Palestinian national identity, commending the Jordanian Culture Ministry's role in supporting this endeavor.

The two ministers discussed organizing a Jordanian cultural week to celebrate of the Jordanian state centennial, as part of activities of Bethlehem, the capital of Arab culture for this year.