Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, held talks on Sunday, stressing the need to reach an “immediate and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, and warned of the danger of escalation in the region.

During the meeting, the duo stressed the need to deliver immediate and sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza and Lebanon, stressing the two countries’ continued cooperation in efforts to provide this assistance.

The two ministers discussed the “solid” partnership relations between Jordan and France, stressing their keenness to increase cooperation in various fields, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

Safadi praised the decision of French President Emmanuel Macron to stop weapons supplies to Israel used in Gaza and his call on other countries to follow suit.

Safadi stressed the need to expand this step to include a comprehensive cessation of arms supplies to Israel, adding that this decis
ion aligns with international law and common humanitarian values.

Safadi said the threat to human civilization and its values, as well as regional and international security and peace, including the security of Europe, is reflected in the continued Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon.

Threat also comes from violation of the rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, and breach of international law, international humanitarian law, and the UN Charter, and not halting weapons supply to Israel, which Israel continues to use to destroy Gaza and Lebanon and ignite the situation in the West Bank, Safadi pointed out.

The two ministers stressed the need to end escalation to prevent the region from sliding into a comprehensive regional war.

Furthermore, they stressed the importance of supporting Lebanon, its security, stability, and constitutional institutions, including the election of a new president.

Stressing the importance of fully implementing Resolution 1701, the two sides noted the impo
rtance of sustainable joint coordination in efforts to achieve security and stability in the region.

Safadi stressed that the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines, with occupied Jerusalem as its capital, based on the two-state solution, is the “only” way to achieve security, stability, and peace, valuing France’s support for the two-state formula.

Source: Jordan News Agency