WASHINGTON, DC — US President Donald Trump is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House.
The president and First Lady Melania Trump greet Abdullah and his wife, Queen Rania, on Monday afternoon. The couples will be meeting in the Oval Office before Trump, Abdullah and their aides sit down for talks.
The White House had said the allies would be discussing “terrorism, the threat from Iran and the crisis in Syria, and working towards a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.”
Presidential adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner recently met with Abdullah, as part of a Middle East trip to lay the groundwork for an expected Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
It is likely to face steep resistance from the Palestinians, who have cut ties with the US since Trump recognized contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
— AP
Jordan’s King Abdullah II (R) is greeted by US President Donald Trump at the White House on June 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
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