Blinken postpones visit to Jordan as Paris hosts Lebanon conference
Jordan’s Foreign Minister announced late Tuesday that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will postpone his visit to Jordan, which was originally scheduled for Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi spoke to Blinken by phone Tuesday and stressed the importance of a regional cease-fire and putting an end to Israeli operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
A U.S. State Department official confirmed Blinken would not be making the trip to Jordan.
Safadi will instead travel to Paris to participate in an international ministerial conference about Lebanon, hosted by France.
Blinken’s visit to the region is likely to include stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Source: Associated Press
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