BARCELONA: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi called for a sustained peace in Gaza and reaffirmed support for the two-state solution during the 10th Regional Forum of Foreign Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean, which ended Friday.
Co-chaired with European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas, the forum was hosted by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares and attended by foreign ministers and heads of delegations from UfM member states, alongside representatives of European and regional institutions.
Speaking at the forum, Safadi warned that “the promise of peace, prosperity and cooperation has been shattered by a brutal occupation whose inhumane nature has been exposed in the most horrific ways during two years of genocide in Gaza.”
He highlighted escalations and violations in the occupied West Bank, noting that 32,000 Palestinians had been displaced recently, alongside settlement expansion, land confiscation and the strangulation of the Palestinian economy.
“The two-state solution remains the only path to a just and comprehensive peace,” he said, stressing alignment with international law and the Arab Peace Initiative.
Safadi also welcomed Syria’s restoration of its UfM membership, highlighting the need to support reconstruction while protecting the country’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The foreign minister took part in the ministerial meeting launching the Mediterranean Charter, describing it as “an important operational framework to deepen cooperation across the Mediterranean.”
He also noted that a forthcoming action plan, to which Jordan will contribute, will ensure the charter translates into tangible results for the region’s peoples, the Jordan News Agency reported.
At a joint press conference with Kallas, Albares, UfM Secretary-General Nasser Kamel and European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, Safadi reiterated the urgency of sustaining the Gaza ceasefire, enabling humanitarian aid, granting UN agencies full access and preventing forced displacement.
He condemned recent Israeli attacks in the West Bank, including the killing of two Palestinians who had surrendered, calling it a “cold-blooded execution” and a war crime.
He highlighted ongoing settler attacks, home demolitions, arson and the destruction of olive trees, describing them as actions that deprive the region of peace.
Safadi also denounced Israel’s strike on the Syrian village of Beit Jinn as a violation of international law and stressed the importance of supporting Lebanon’s sovereignty and reconstruction.
He reaffirmed Jordan’s readiness to resume delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza via the Jordanian corridor, with a capacity of 250 trucks per day once restrictions are lifted.
On the sidelines of the forum, Safadi held meetings with ministers from Egypt, Lebanon, Slovenia, Montenegro and Spain, as well as Kallas and Suica, to discuss regional developments and strengthen Jordan–EU strategic cooperation.
