Jordan renews stand on Syria at global meeting

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday participated in a consultative meeting on Syria, upon an invitation from US Secretary of State John Kerry. 

At the meeting, held on the sidelines of the 70th Plenary Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Judeh reasserted Jordan's position in support of a political solution that guarantees the security and the territorial integrity of Syria, with participation from all components of Syrian society, in accordance with the Geneva I conference, Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Judeh expressed hope that a political solution will be reached soon that would enable Syrians to return to their country, stressing that a political solution is the way to a humanitarian solution that allows Syrian refugees to go back to Syria. 

The meeting was also attended by foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Britain, France and Germany.