LONDON:ÌýJordan's King Abdullah IIÌýand Crown PrinceÌýHussein bin Abdullah will attend aÌýconferenceÌýon supporting JordanÌýin MakkahÌýon Sunday, Al-Arabiya reported Saturday.
The Jordanian king expressed his appreciation forÌýthe offer made by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ'sÌýKing SalmanÌýto host the meeting in Makkah.Ìý
King Abdullah II also emphasised the strength of the relationship between Jordan and countries participating in the meeting that will be held in Makkah on Sunday.Ìý
Jordan's parliament speaker Atef Tarawneh emphasized the importance of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵn support and said that it willÌýbring Jordan out of the economic crisis that it is currently experiencing.
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ said it will host a meeting among several Gulf Arab countries on June 10 to offer support to Jordan after mass protests took over the capital due to economic problems and its plans to tax its citizens, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported.
A statement early Saturday on the state-run Saudi Press Agency said the meeting would “discuss means of supporting Jordan to overcome its current crisis.â€
The announcement came after ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s King Salman held phone conversations with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Kuwait’s Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah and UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.
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