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Lower House First Deputy Speaker, MP Ahmad Khalayleh, met Friday in Beirut with Lebanese Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri and discussed prospects for cementing Jordanian-Lebanese ties in various fields, particularly parliamentary cooperation. They talked about legislative cooperation and coordination at regional and international parliamentary forums, in addition to latest developments in the region. Noting the historically strong relations, Khalayleh, who led a delegation to Beirut, thanked Lebanon for supporting Jordan’s positions on the Palestinian issue and the Palestinian people’s right to statehood, as well as the Hashemite custodianship over Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. Khalayleh expressed hope that Lebanon will overcome its current political and economic crises.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Libyan ambassador in Amman, Abdel Baset Badri, lauded Jordan’s support for the Libyan people after the hurricane and floods that hit the North African country. Badri thanked Jordan Saturday for supporting the Libyan people by providing medical assistance and sending its international search and rescue team. The ambassador noted His Majesty King Abdullah’s phone call with the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Muhammad Manfi, to console the Libyan people on the victims of the hurricane and floods. The Jordanian international search and rescue team arrived in erna on Friday and began helping the Libyan government in the rescue efforts. The team comprised 88 members, including five doctors from the Royal Medical Services.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The UK, France, and Germany announced that they would keep their sanctions in force on Iran until after the October 18 date stipulated in the 2015 agreement on Tehran’s nuclear programme, affirming their commitment to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons. The British Foreign and Development Office said, “The UK has committed to including in British law the United Nations sanctions on Iran, which should be lifted next October.” The ministry added in its statement that, in response to Iran’s continued non-compliance with its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the ongoing nuclear escalation, the three countries confirmed that the United Nations sanctions would be transferred to local sanctions regimes and the EU and UK sanctions on Iran would be maintained. The statement quoted a British Foreign Office spokesman as saying, “Iran continues to violate the commitments it announced within the framework of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and continues to develop its nuclear programme, bypassing any credible justification.”

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Speaker of the Lower House, Ahmed Safadi, concluded Friday an official parliamentary delegation visit to London by meeting with the Jordanians living in the UK. According to a statement issued by the House, Safadi said, “The directives of His Majesty King Abdullah seek to fulfil the desires and aspirations of our dear people wherever they go and following up on their affairs,” describing Jordanians in the UK as “the best ambassadors for their country.” “We are proud of the members of the Jordanian community and their role in building bridges of rapprochement with the friendly British people, and we are proud of their efforts in serving the homeland and the issues of our nation,” Safadi said. Safadi held a series of meetings with British officials on the sidelines of his visit at the official invitation of the Speaker of the British House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle.

Source: Jordan News Agency