National Security Council spokesman reveals what will be on the table at the leaders’ discussion – ‘We don’t want to see this conflict escalate and expand’
For Joe Biden’s visit tomorrow, wednesday in Jordan in its context quadripartite Summit between the USA, Jordan, Egypt and Palestine as well as the issues that will be put on the discussion table was mentioned the press representative of the National Security Council, John Kirby, speaking to CNN.
As he said, the president of the United States, Joe Biden “he believes that this is exactly the right time for him to visit Israel and Jordan,” Kirby said today Tuesday.
Biden will “talk to other leaders in the area for the humanitarian aid we want to ensure goes to Gaza, about Israel’s future plans and intentions, about how this is going to play out, and definitely continue the talks with regional partners about the hostages so that we can get them back and see if we can return them to their families where they belong,” Kirby said, speaking to CNN.
“We do not want to see this conflict escalate and expand; there are no plans or intentions to put US troops in a combat position in Israel – everything we are doing right now is to send a resounding message of deterrence“, he said.
Biden will also keep the issue of American hostages high on the agenda, “in almost every conversation he will have: with Israeli officials, including the prime minister, as well as President (Abdel Fattah al-Sisi) of Egypt, President (Mahmoud) Abbas of the Palestinian Authority and certainly King Abdullah of Jordan”Kirby said.
It is recalled that Joe Biden will remain in Israel for about five hours, according to the Israeli channel Channel 12. Then he will head to Amman, where he will meet with the King of Jordan and participate in the Summit.
Source :Skai
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