Jordan takes another step in its diplomatic contacts to advance peace in the Middle East. The king Abdullah He is in Madrid this Tuesday, where he traveled accompanied by his Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi. Here, both have an intense agenda to “mobilize support intentional order for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the sending of humanitarian aid to the strip,” according to reports on the official website of the Hashemite monarchy.
With the aim of fulfilling this mission, Abdalá held a working lunch this morning at the Zarzuela Palace with Felipe VI. The monarchs are united by a friendship inherited from his parents, which they have reported on numerous occasions. In fact, last June Abdullah and his wife, the queen Rania, visited Felipe VI and Doña Letizia in Madrid. Then the war between Israel and Palestine had not broken out and everything was smiles.
Now, both the Jordanian monarch and his consort – of Palestinian origin – are dedicated to achieving a ceasefire. The queen gave a harsh interview to the BBC a month ago where she criticized the “double standards” to measure attacks if they come from Israel or Palestine. And he again called for a ceasefire.
Jordanian politics is also focused on this direction, in which Spain is also working. Pedro Sánchez’s executive was the first to put on the table the need to hold an international peace conference, an idea that both the European Union and the Arab League have already adopted. These two organizations disagree, however, on the role of Hamas ahead of that conference. Because Europe believes that it should abandon the strip and let the Palestinian National Authority take power again, while the Arab countries avoid commenting on the terrorist organization.
While Abdalá has lunch in Zarzuela, Ayman Safadi has done the same at the Viana Palace, official residence of the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares. It was a private meeting where they will once again exchange their positions on what to do to resolve the conflict, as Albares himself tweeted.