Al-Marsad Newspaper: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi responded to the rumors about attempts to form a military alliance in the region, denying the existence of any proposal to form an Arab alliance with Israel.
Statements by the King of Jordan about forming an Arab military alliance
Safadi said, in an interview with Al-Jazeera channel, during his visit to Qatar, about the statements of Jordan’s King Abdullah II about forming an Arab military alliance. But as a proposal for an Arab defense mechanism to confront common challenges.
He added: “Jordan always supports every proposal that pushes for joint Arab institutional action to confront common challenges. We deal in a defensive framework, proceeding from a clear vision… We talk about security in its comprehensive concept: military security to confront any challenges to any of our Arab countries, confronting terrorism, and security.” Economic and food security, meaning every proposal that pushes for joint Arab institutional action is a proposal that Jordan supports and a proposal that the region needs.”
Military coalition led by America or Israel
In response to a question about the talk in the region that a military alliance led by the United States, including Israel, may crystallize during US President Joe Biden’s visit to the region, Safadi said: “There is no proposal in this sense, and we have not heard any proposal in this sense.”
He added: “We know that the American president is coming on a visit to the region to talk about regional challenges and meet with the leaders of 9 Arab countries, so far we are in the framework of coordination with all our Arab brothers … to see how we can present a joint Arab proposal that is consistent with our needs and priorities to face what is to come.” “.
The Jordanian foreign minister continued by saying: “The United States is a key ally to us, a friend and a partner, but there is no talk about any military alliance of which Israel is part of this visit, and nothing has been presented to us in this sense at this stage.”