Ambassadors of EU member states visit Azraq camp

AMMAN — EU Ambassador to Jordan Andrea Matteo Fontana headed a delegation of EU member states' ambassadors that visited the Azraq Refugee Camp on Thursday.

The delegation was briefed on the situation in the camp and visited several projects, including a health clinic and an EU-funded school. Currently, 28,335 Syrian refugees are registered in Azraq camp, which has a capacity of 50,000, according to an EU statement.

"The EU and its member states recognise Jordan's generous hospitality in hosting large numbers of Syrian refugees despite the acute economic and social challenges," the statement quoted Fontana as saying.

"I am encouraged to see that there is still capacity here in Azraq camp to accommodate Syrian refugees in need of protection," he added. "Jordan should not shoulder this burden alone... and the EU will not take Jordan for granted at this critical juncture," the ambassador said.