AMMAN: Foreign ministers from Syria and Jordan and a US envoy met on Tuesday in Amman to discuss ways to support stability and security under the new authorities in Damascus, participants said. The Syrian foreign ministry said its top diplomat Asaad al Shaibani met with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and US envoy for Syria Tom Barrack to discuss "ways of strengthening cooperation and coordination between the three sides" in order to serve Syria's stability, "sovereignty and regional security".
Damascus said the sides had agreed to form a working group "to support the Syrian government's efforts to consolidate the ceasefire in Sweida province and work to find a comprehensive solution to the crisis".
In Jordan on Tuesday, King Abdullah II separately met with Al Shaibani and Barrack, expressing his "support for Syria's efforts to preserve its security, stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity", a royal statement said. It noted "the importance of Washington's role in supporting the reconstruction process in Syria in a manner that preserves the rights of all Syrians". — AFP
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