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TunisiaEU-Jordan Joint Statement following the 13th Association Committee
The Association Committee took stock of the achievements made in the past years, marked by an intense political dialogue at all levels and deepening cooperation in multiple areas, as demonstrated by the new commitments made during HM King Abdullah’s visit to Brussels on 7 November 2023.
EU and Jordan representatives exchanged views on a number of regional crises and global challenges and agreed to continue working together to foster stability, peace and security in the Middle East. The EU commended Jordan’s leading role in hosting large number of refugees, notably from Syria, and confirmed its commitment to continue supporting both refugee and host communities in the Hashemite Kingdom.
The EU and Jordan shared their concern for the disastrous humanitarian situation in Gaza. They urged maximum restraint and the protection of civilians in accordance with the universal principles of International Humanitarian Law. Both sides reiterated the need to ensure the immediate, sustainable and unconditional delivery of humanitarian and medical aid. They affirmed their strong rejection of any form of individual or collective displacement, forced or otherwise, of Palestinians from any part of the occupied territory, including the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Jordan called for an immediate ceasefire; the EU stressed the urgency of cessations of hostilities. The EU and Jordan reiterated that the only path to a just, lasting and comprehensive resolution of the conflict in the Middle East is the two-state solution that ends occupation and leads to the establishment of an independent, contiguous, sovereign and viable Palestinian State, on the lines of 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living side by side with the State of Israel in peace, in accordance with international law and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
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