Jordan's King Abdullah on Monday (November 5th) participated in the "Aqaba meetings" held in The Hague, to follow up on the co-ordination of international efforts in the war on terror, the Jordan Times reported.
The meeting, which was hosted by the Netherlands in co-operation with Jordan, focused on international action to counter terrorism and extremism, especially in Europe, a Royal Court statement said.
The meeting saw the participation of ministers, politicians and security officials from several European countries, the US, Canada and Australia, as well as officials and representatives from the UN, the EU and NATO.
On the sidelines of the meeting, King Abdullah met with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, where talks focused on bilateral relations and ways to boost co-operation on various levels, including agriculture.
King Abdullah also held meetings with the UK’s Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Alan Duncan, Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo Cabrita and Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller.
The meeting spotlighted mutual co-operation and counter-terrorism efforts within a holistic strategy, in addition to a set of regional issues.
King Abdullah launched the Aqaba meetings in 2015, with the aim of fostering military and security co-operation and co-ordination, as well as exchanging expertise and information among different regional and international parties, to counter terrorism within a holistic approach, the royal statement said.
