According to a social media statement by Jordan’s Foreign Ministry, Arab foreign ministers will “call for an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza during a summit on Saturday in Amman.
During the summit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with a number of Arab foreign ministers to talk about the Gaza crisis.The ministers would “affirm the Arab position, which is calling for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip,” according to the Jordanian ministry, at the meeting.
The ministry stated that at the meeting, “all the ways to end this dangerous deterioration that threatens the security of the entire region” will be covered.Prior to the combined meeting, Blinken also had a private discussion in Amman with Ayman Safadi, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Jordan.
Some background: According to a statement from Jordan’s foreign ministry, Blinken was scheduled to meet with foreign ministers from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Qatar, as well as the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
According to US State Department spokeswoman Matthew Miller, Blinken met with Lebanese interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Saturday morning to discuss the weeks-long tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Meeting in Jordan between Blinken and Arab foreign ministers
At a summit in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will speak with representatives from the Arab world, including a number of foreign ministers and the acting prime minister of Lebanon, about the situation in Israel and Gaza.
According to a statement from Jordan’s foreign ministry, Blinken will meet with foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Qatar in addition to the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
According to US State Department spokeswoman Matthew Miller, Blinken met with Lebanese interim Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Saturday morning to discuss the weeks-long tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
The conference, according to the Jordanian foreign ministry, would be centred on putting an end to the conflict and dealing with “the humanitarian catastrophe it has caused.”Additionally, Blinken has met with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the minister of foreign affairs and prime minister of Qatar.
During a quick photo session at the start of their meeting, neither said anything.A crucial mediator in talks with Hamas during the Israeli-Gaza war has been Qatar. The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has partially opened, and the US has commended the Qataris for helping to secure the release of four hostages held by the group.
