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Jordan’s Foreign Minister Al-Bashir meets with Secretary Rice
Discuss Mideast peace process

July 14, 2008, (Washington, DC)- Jordan’s Foreign Minister Salaheddin Al Bashir met today with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other administration officials during a one day trip to the United States.

The two foreign secretaries discussed recent developments in the region, primarily the Annapolis peace process which Jordan supports. Al Bashir stressed the need for all parties to meet their commitments and work towards moving the process forward in the pursuit of realizing President George W. Bush’s vision of peace in the Middle East.

Al Bashir also discussed Jordan-U.S. bilateral relations with the U.S. secretary and thanked her for continued U.S. support as well as economic assistance to Jordan.