Jordan Times
Sunday, April 2, 2006
Jordan to continue contacts with international community to ensure aid for Palestinians — King
CAPE TOWN (Petra) — His Majesty King Abdullah met
with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cape Town on Friday. Discussions
focused on ways to secure relief aid for the Palestinian people.
The King, who is in South Africa on a several-day visit with Her Majesty Queen
Rania, stressed that Jordan would continue its contacts with the international
community to ensure a continuous flow of assistance to the Palestinians.
The Monarch told Abbas that he had issued directives to the Jordan Hashemite
Charity Organisation (JHCO) to dispatch a new shipment of relief aid to the
Palestinian territories.
It would be the second relief shipment in 10 days.
On March 22, the JHCO dispatched a 27-truck convoy loaded with 400 tonnes of
essential food supplies to the Palestinians to help them survive a severe
shortage of essential commodities caused by Israel's frequent closures of
crossing points.
Abbas briefed the King on the latest developments in the Palestinian lands and
the harsh economic conditions faced by the Palestinians.