Safadi meets with UK minister

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Sunday met with UK Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Alistair Burt, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

During the meeting, Safadi and Burt discussed means to boost UK-Jordanian relations and outlined the latest regional developments, especially the Palestinian-Israeli peace process and the Syrian crisis.

The two ministers stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to reach political solutions for the regional crises. The meeting also addressed the burdens borne by Jordan due to hosting 1.3 million Syrian refugees.

Burt expressed his country’s appreciation for Jordan’s role in helping the refugees and improving their livelihoods.