Palestinian cause foremost central issue for Jordan — Dughmi

AMMAN — The Palestinian cause is the foremost central issue for Jordan, Lower House Speaker Abdulkarim Dughmi said on Saturday, stressing rejection of settlement policies and encroachments on Jerusalem's Islamic and Christian holy sites, calling for a fair and comprehensive solution.

Leading the Kingdom's delegation in the fourth conference of the Arab Parliament and the heads of Arab councils and parliaments in Cairo, Dughmi said: “Jordan's position is that the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the Arab peace initiative, and the two-state solution, are irreplaceable.”

He also highlighted the Kingdom's efforts to receive displaced Arabs from Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya, sharing with them the limited resources. The sole way to handle regional crises and challenges is joint Arab action, he said, highlighting the importance of the conference in scaling up Arab efforts to create unified Arab vision.