Army chief, Senate panel receive US delegation

AMMAN — King’s Military Adviser and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Mashal Al Zaben on Thursday received a delegation of senior officers from the US Army's National Defence University (Capstone Fellows) headed by Joseph Hoar.

Discussions covered military cooperation and efforts to combat terrorist organisations and extremist ideologies. In addition, talks at the meeting, also attended by HRH Prince Feisal, addressed the latest regional and international developments, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Also on Thursday, the Senate Arab, International and Expatriates Affairs Committee met with the delegates. Committee Chair Senator Abdul Ilah Khatib highlighted Jordan's Syrian refugee burden.  Hoar praised Jordan's stances over the war against terrorism, and urged the international community to assist the Kingdom in facing the repercussions of the Syrian crisis.