STORY: Jordan to continue efforts to ensure aid reaches Gaza: FM
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 25, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:17
LOCATION: Amman
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the meeting
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SAFADI, Jordanian Foreign Minister
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARIYA GABRIEL, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

STORYLINE:

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday the Kingdom would continue to work extensively to ensure adequate aid reaches the Gaza Strip.

Safadi made the remarks during a joint press conference with Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel in Amman, during which he stressed Jordan's ongoing efforts to ensure sufficient entry of aid into Gaza.

Safadi added that Gabriel's visit provided an opportunity to discuss ways to strengthen the two countries' already strong bilateral ties while highlighting a number of areas in which Jordan and Bulgaria's cooperation could be enhanced, particularly in the fields of education and tourism, the state-run Al Mamlaka TV reported.

During the press conference, Safadi also emphasized the urgent need to halt the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYMAN SAFADI, Jordanian Foreign Minister
"The continuation of the aggression in these circumstances, close to the month of Ramadan, will make the entire region face the danger of expanding war and erupt the regional situation in general. We emphasize that there is no time to lose. Every day that passes as this war continues increases the risk and its victims. What is happening now is a crime against humanity in all aspects. We are working with the international community and asking our friends in the international community to take immediate action to end this war."

The two sides discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the efforts to coordinate the delivery of aid to the Palestinian enclave, according to the report.

Safadi reiterated that Jordan and Bulgaria share the belief that the two-state solution is the only way to achieve security, peace, and stability in the region.

Gabriel voiced her support for Jordan in formulating a peace plan, stressing Bulgaria's concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and its support for allowing access for humanitarian workers as well as the implementation of the two-state solution.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARIYA GABRIEL, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
"We are all concerned with the humanitarian situation in Gaza. We all really want to see humanitarian aid, the access of humanitarian workers granted, and of course, we support the two-state solutions. I must say that for us Jordan already has proven itself as a regional peacemaker, and we greatly support all the efforts that you are developing in order to have a peace plan, in order to save lives, because every day is counting."

She said that her visit to Jordan was a message to strengthen political dialogue between the two countries, expand strategic cooperation, and coordinate efforts to provide solutions to regional and global challenges.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amman.
(XHTV)