President Biden
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The conversation between Biden and the leader of a key Middle Eastern country comes days after the king’s half-brother, fCrown Prince Hamza Bin Hussein was involved as part of a plot against the country’s leadership.
Jordan is an ally of the United States and hosts 2 million Palestinian refugees. Instability in the country would be a danger to the security of Israel and the Middle East.
The White House said Biden stressed “the importance of King Abdullah II’s rule for the United States and the region. ”
The statement added that the leaders “discussed the strong bilateral ties between Jordan and the United States, the important role of Jordan in the region and the strengthening of bilateral cooperation on multiple political, economic and security issues.”
The Royal Hashemite court confirmed the meeting on Twitter, saying that Biden “expressed his country’s full solidarity with #Jordan and its efforts to protect its stability.”
His Majesty King Abdullah II receives a call from #US President Joe Biden, who expressed his full solidarity with his country #Jordan and its efforts to protect its stability
– RHC (@RHCJO) April 7, 2021
Hussein said British Broadcasting Corporation On Saturday, he was placed under house arrest, although the chief of staff of the Jordanian army, General Yousef Huneiti, rejected the request.
According to Bloomberg News, at least 16 people, including at least one other royal, have been arrested for the alleged plot.
King Abdullah said in a statement on Wednesday that he had decided to deal with the family and that Hussein had pledged to “follow in the footsteps of his ancestors, remain loyal to their mission and put the interests, the Constitution and the laws of Jordan first.” of all considerations. “
Hussein remains “with his family, in his place, in my care,” the king said. However, he acknowledged “shock, pain and anger” about the situation.
“The sedition came from inside and outside our house and nothing compares to my shock, pain and anger, as a brother and as the head of the Hashemite family and as the leader of this proud people,” he said.