Jordan steps toward Syria linked to interest in settling crisis: FM
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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi notes that the war on Syria caused much suffering and destruction, clarifying the reason behind the Jordanian steps is to rectify the Syrian crisis.
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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi
The motives behind the latest Jordanian steps toward Syria are directly linked to Amman's interests in rectifying the crisis in the neighboring country, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Saturday.
When asked by CNN about "normalizing relations" between Damascus and Amman after Jordan reopened its borders with Syria, Safadi asserted that what Jordan is doing "is an attempt at making sure there was a serious political process that will lead to the end of this crisis."
Jordan and Syria had resumed flights with each other, and the heads of state of both countries had their first phone call since the start of the war on Syria just a few months ago.
Since the start of the war on Syria, Safadi said, Jordan hosted some 1.3 million Syrian refugees, in addition to the kingdom "combatting the dangers of terrorism and drug trafficking at the border due to the conflict."
"We see that the crisis has been ongoing for 11 years, and we must do what is necessary to solve it. We cannot continue to focus on the methods that had no results, and that is why we are trying to find a path toward a political solution in cooperation with the United States and other partners," he added.
Safadi noted that the Syrian war had many effects on Jordan, expressing his regret over the international community's diminishing interest in the Syrian refugee issue.
According to Safadi, "There is a consensus that there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria."
"The crisis has resulted in much suffering and destruction, and cannot be stable in light of the current policies," the foreign minister concluded.
