King Felipe VI assured this Saturday in Amman that the conflict in the Middle East “must end as soon as possible“: “We can’t wait to see the end of the human drama and the silence of arms”, indicated the King to the Spanish community in Jordanduring the monarch’s first act during the official visit which began Saturday afternoon.
“Spain must resume, with more intensity if possible, efforts towards a two-state solutionwhich lays the foundations of a solid and lasting peace for the Palestinian people and the Israeli people“This is what he said after highlighting Spain’s interest in helping Jordan.
The King continued to assert that the conflict “took a new turn a year ago with the brutal and unjustifiable terrorist attack against Israel” and that this “brought us images of indescribable suffering And devastation in Gaza and it becomes even more serious with its extension to Lebanon.”
Finally, he stressed that “faced with even greater risks of regional escalation, [el conflicto] must end as soon as possible“.
At the residence of Ambassador of Spain to JordanMiguel de Lucas González, around three hundred people of Spanish nationality gathered to receive the king and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albaresin an act in which the monarch conveyed to them the embrace and closeness of the Crown, the Government and all Spaniards in the face of the difficult situation that the region is going through.
Felipe VI highlighted the “solid and fruitful” relationship which exists between Spain and Jordancountries which are currently united by “a deep desire for peace, dialogue and reconciliation”.
The King asked the Spaniards living in Jordan to, at this time, help to testify “fervent desire for peace and stability in the region” which they share with the Jordanians.
Felipe VI took the opportunity to thanks to King Abdullah his actions to achieve peace in the region, an initiative that Spain supports and which was launched, he recalled, by his predecessor, King Hussein.
It is the king’s first act after his arrival in Amman at the beginning of the afternoon, during a meeting with the Spanish community which, for the monarch, “is one of the most moving moments of his trips abroad, especially in these circumstances “, in reference to the war conflict.
“You are fundamental in the task of promoting the image and the prestige of Spain“In Jordan, concluded the monarch.
