Jordan Times
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Jordan on right track — King
AMMAN (Petra) — His Majesty King Abdullah on
Tuesday said Jordan was steadily moving ahead with reform and modernisation,
saying that the citizens' needs should top the government's priorities.
King Abdullah was meeting with Prime Minister Adnan Badran, Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs-of-Staff General Khalid Sarayreh, Public Security Department
Director Lieutenant General Mohammad Aitan, Director of the General Intelligence
Department Major General Samih Asfoura, Chief of the Royal Court Faisal Fayez
and King's Adviser on Security Affairs and Director of the National Security
Field Marshal Saad Kheir.
Reiterating that reform requires unified efforts, the King told the senior
officials that the process' positive results should be reflected on the
citizens' living conditions and the economy.
The Monarch said Jordanians are looking forward to seeing the government's plans
and strategies focused on developing their areas.
“This must top the government's priorities,” he stressed. King Abdullah said
Jordan was on the right track. “We will do whatever it takes to tackle obstacles
facing our national drive,” he emphasised. The King added that improving the
economy helps maintain the Kingdom's security and “thwart attempts targeting its
stability, which is key to the entire region.”
Commending efforts by security forces to tackle the rocket attack in Aqaba, King
Abdullah hailed the citizens' “sense of responsibility.”