Jordan king says attack on Iran harmful to Jordan, too
May 21, 2007 - 0:0
AMMAN (IRNA) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said, "We oppose any possible military attack against Iran because we believe it would be harmful to Jordan, too." In a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki on the sidelines of World Economic Forum (WEF) in the resort city of "Bahr ul Meyet" on Saturday afternoon, King Abdullah II said, "We do not allow anybody to use Jordan soil or aerospace to attack Iran." Referring to the Palestinian issue, the Jordanian monarch said, "Although the geographical situation has been difficult, we still believe in an independent state of Palestine."
He added Iraq is a neighbor of both countries and an ethnic war there is not beneficial to neither of us and we must cooperate for helping Iraq.
Mottaki, for his part, expressed Iran's readiness to expand bilateral ties.
Concerning upcoming negotiations between Iran-U.S. on Iraq, Mottaki said Iran will ask the U.S. to correct its policy there.
Talking on Palestine, Mottaki said Israel is in a hard situation because of its attack on Lebanon, so in this situation, the Muslim countries should follow their demands seriously.