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Jordan Times
02-05-2025
- Business
- Jordan Times
King meets Montenegro president
His Majesty King Abdullah meets on Friday with Montenegro President Jakov Milatović in the coastal city of Tivat on Friday. The two leaders discuss bilateral relations and ways to expand cooperation in the fields of health, technology, energy, trade, tourism, agriculture, transportation, investment, and digital economy (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah met with Montenegro President Jakov Milatović in the coastal city of Tivat on Friday. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and ways to expand cooperation in the fields of health, technology, energy, trade, tourism, agriculture, transportation, investment, and digital economy, according to a Royal Court statement. They also discussed maintaining coordination on counterterrorism efforts, within the framework of the Aqaba Process initiative launched by Jordan. The meeting also addressed efforts to achieve comprehensive calm in the region, including halting the war on Gaza and resuming aid flow. The situation in the West Bank and Jerusalem was also discussed, the statement said. During the meeting—attended by HRH Prince Ghazi, His Majesty's chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy, the King stressed the importance of achieving just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the two-state solution. President Milatović commended Jordan's role in promoting interfaith harmony, expressing his country's keenness to open new horizons for cooperation with the Kingdom in various areas. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh attended the meeting. The King's visit also included a short tour of Porto Montenegro harbour, a popular tourism destination.
Roya News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
King meets Montenegro president
His Majesty King Abdullah II met with Montenegro President Jakov Milatović in the coastal city of Tivat on Friday. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and ways to expand cooperation in the fields of health, technology, energy, trade, tourism, agriculture, transportation, investment, and digital economy. They also discussed maintaining coordination on counterterrorism efforts, within the framework of the Aqaba Process initiative launched by Jordan. The meeting also addressed efforts to achieve comprehensive calm in the region, including halting the war on Gaza and resuming aid flow. The situation in the West Bank and Jerusalem was also discussed. During the meeting—attended by His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, His Majesty's chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy—the King stressed the importance of achieving just and comprehensive peace on the basis of the two-state solution. President Milatović commended Jordan's role in promoting interfaith harmony, expressing his country's keenness to open new horizons for cooperation with the Kingdom in various areas. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh attended the meeting.
Jordan Times
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
King holds meetings with Albanian president, PM
His Majesty King Abdullah holds a meeting in Tirana on Friday with Albanian President Bajram Begaj, covering bilateral ties and ways to enhance them. (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah held separate meetings in Tirana on Friday with Albanian President Bajram Begaj and Prime Minister Edi Rama, covering bilateral ties and ways to enhance them. His Majesty expressed Jordan's readiness to strengthen economic cooperation with Albania in various fields, particularly trade and tourism, in addition to promoting interfaith dialogue, according to a Royal Court statement. During the two meeting, attended by HRH Prince Ghazi, His Majesty's chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy, the King expressed appreciation for Albania's role in combating terrorism and violent extremism within the framework of the Aqaba Process initiative launched by Jordan, the statement said. Current developments in the region were also discussed, with His Majesty stressing that the Middle East will not achieve stability until Palestinians are granted their full legitimate rights. The two sides highlighted the need to create a political horizon in order to achieve just and comprehensive peace, on the basis of the two-state solution. The King urged the international community to step up efforts to immediately end Israel's war on Gaza, resume the flow of humanitarian aid, and halt the escalating situation in the West Bank and violations of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. For his part, the Albanian president highlighted Jordan's important role in promoting peace and stability in the region. The president affirmed Albania's readiness to strengthen cooperation with Jordan in all areas. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh, and Jordan's Ambassador to Albania Zuhair Nsour attended the meetings. An official welcoming ceremony was held for His Majesty upon arrival at the Presidential Palace in Tirana, where the King also signed the guestbook.
Roya News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Roya News
King holds meetings with Albanian president, PM
His Majesty King Abdullah II held separate meetings in Tirana on Friday with Albanian President Bajram Begaj and Prime Minister Edi Rama, covering bilateral ties and ways to enhance them. His Majesty expressed Jordan's readiness to strengthen economic cooperation with Albania in various fields, particularly trade and tourism, in addition to promoting interfaith dialogue. During the two meetings—attended by His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, His Majesty's chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy—the King expressed appreciation for Albania's role in combating terrorism and violent extremism within the framework of the Aqaba Process initiative launched by Jordan. Current developments in the region were also discussed, with His Majesty stressing that the Middle East will not achieve stability until Palestinians are granted their full legitimate rights. The two sides highlighted the need to create a political horizon in order to achieve just and comprehensive peace, on the basis of the two-state solution. The King urged the international community to step up efforts to immediately end "Israel's" war on Gaza, resume the flow of humanitarian aid, and halt the escalating situation in the West Bank and violations of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. For his part, the Albanian president highlighted Jordan's important role in promoting peace and stability in the region. The president affirmed Albania's readiness to strengthen cooperation with Jordan in all areas. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh, and Jordan's Ambassador to Albania Zuhair Nsour attended the meetings.
Jordan Times
05-04-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
King, Bulgarian president chair new round of Aqaba Process meetings
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah II and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev co-chaired a new round of Aqaba Process meetings in Sofia, Bulgaria on Friday. Jointly organised with Bulgaria, the Aqaba Process Balkans III forum is the third round of international meetings centred around the Balkans, addressing concerns and developments in the region, security challenges, ways to enhance cooperation to combat terrorism, violent extremism, and radicalisation, especially online, as well as issues related to illegal migration, according to a Royal Court statement. The forum—attended by HRH Prince Ghazi, His Majesty's chief adviser for religious and cultural affairs and personal envoy—also covered opportunities for closer coordination, partnership and exchange of expertise between countries and international organisations in the field of countering terrorism and extremism, the statement. Participating in this round of the Aqaba Process meetings were heads of state and government, officials and representatives of security and military agencies from Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania, Norway, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Italy, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan, as well as representatives of the European Union, INTERPOL, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. On the sidelines of the Aqaba Process round, His Majesty held separate meetings with Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar, Albanian President Bajram Begaj, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu, North Macedonia President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, Montenegro President Jakov Milatović, Serbia President Aleksandar Vučić, and Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin. Previous rounds of the Aqaba Process meetings have been held in Jordan and internationally, hosted by Albania, Brazil, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Rwanda, Singapore, Spain, the United Nations General Assembly, and the United States, in partnership with Jordan. Previous forums have focused on East Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, West Africa and the Sahel. The Aqaba Process meetings, initiated by His Majesty in 2015, aim to enhance coordination, security and military cooperation, and exchange of expertise and information between various regional and international parties in the fight against terrorism and extremism.
