Syria neighbours to meet at Zaatari Refugee Camp

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Saturday discussed the Syrian crisis with senior Arab and UN officials participating in the third meeting of foreign ministers of Syria’s neighbouring countries.

During separate meetings Saturday with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Wael Abou Faour and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, Judeh went over the major items to be discussed during the third meeting of foreign ministers of Syria’s neighbouring countries, which will be held on Sunday at the Zaatari Refugee Camp on the northern border with Syria.

During the three meetings, Judeh reviewed Jordan’s burdens resulting from hosting large number of Syrian refugees, calling for more international assistance to the resource-limited Kingdom and other hosting countries to be able to deal with the non-stop refugee influx. 

Stressing the need to maintain constant cooperation and coordination between all hosting countries and the UNHCR, Judeh reiterated Jordan’s stance on the Syrian crisis, which advocates a political solution to the ongoing war there that incorporates all segments of Syrian society.