According to the news agencies, and the news website Shahab, Zionist Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi. During the meeting, which took place at the Allenby crossing, the two sides utilized the opportunity to resume agreement talks between Tel Aviv and Amman.
The Israeli foreign minister said the meeting focused on the development of joint trade cooperation, imports, and exports, water and tourism issues, as well as the fight against the Coronavirus and the challenges facing the region. This was the third such meeting between the Zionist and Jordanian ministers at Allenby Crossing.
Safadi used the opportunity to express Amman’s concern over ongoing settlement building and demolition of Palestinian homes by Israel, his office says. The foreign minister also said that the resumption of security and economic ties between Israel and the Palestinian Authority must be followed up by a return to direct negotiations aimed at reaching a solution to the conflict based on the pre-1967 borders.
