Jordanian minister of foreign affairs Ayman Safadi has affirmed that his country is determined to make every effort to resolve the financial crisis of UNRWA.
During a Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee’s meeting on Tuesday Safadi added that these efforts were proactive coming in response to King Abdullah’s directives. He stressed the need to resolve the agency’s financial crisis and mobilize international political and financial support for it.
The meeting chaired by MP Ra’ed Khaza’la was held to discuss the latest developments regarding the Palestinian question and the US decision to end its funding of UNRWA the Jordan News Agency Petra said.
“At the time when the US announced its decision to cut the funding of UNRWA many countries have scaled up their financial and political support to the agency which rendered it capable of carrying out its services in the fields of education health and relief assistance” Safadi said.
He also stated that Jordan called for an Arab foreign ministers’ meeting to discuss ways of supporting UNRWA adding that Jordan would organize in cooperation with Sweden Japan the European Union and Turkey a conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s meetings this month to discuss means of securing the funds needed by the agency.
