Blinken commended kKing Abdullah II for Jordan’s steadfast leadership promoting peace and stability in the Middle East
Blinken reaffirms US 'strategic partnership' with Jordan
Secretary of State reaffirms US commitment to its strategic partnership with Jordan in phone call with King Abdullah II.
Friday 09/04/2021
Blinken commended kKing Abdullah II for Jordan’s steadfast leadership promoting peace and stability in the Middle East
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday and "reaffirmed the US commitment to its strategic partnership with Jordan," a US State Department spokesman said.
Blinken's call, a day after President Joe Biden underlined strong US support for Jordan and the leadership of the king, follows a political crisis in the Middle Eastern country.
King Abdullah said on Wednesday sedition had been quashed after a rift with his half-brother and former heir Prince Hamza, whom the government had accused of links to efforts to destabilize Jordan.
In Thursday's call, Blinken commended the king for "Jordan’s steadfast leadership promoting peace and stability in the Middle East," State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.