Jordan’s king to meet Trump at White House on Feb. 11
King Abdullah’s visit comes upon invitation from US president, royal court says
U.S. President Donald Trump and King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein of Jordan at Oval Office together for a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, USA in April, 2017. ( Samuel Corum - Anadolu Agency )
AMMAN, Jordan
Jordan’s King Abdullah II will meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 11, the royal court said on Sunday.
The visit comes upon an invitation from the US president, it said in a brief statement.
Trump suggested last weekend that Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated to Jordan and Egypt, calling the enclave a “demolition site” after Israel’s war. His proposal, however, was vehemently rejected by Amman and Cairo.
A six-nation Arab ministerial meeting in Cairo on Saturday firmly rejected Palestinian displacement from Gaza and renewed calls for implementing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Last week, Abdullah had a phone call with Trump, during which he underlined the importance of the US role in achieving peace and stability in the Middle East region.
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