On January 13, Mikhail Bogdanov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, received Khaled Shawabka, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Moscow, at his request.
During the conversation, a thorough exchange of views took place on the current Middle East agenda, with a focus on the Syrian issue and its impact on the situation in neighboring countries, including Jordan, as well as efforts to help end the armed confrontation in the Palestinian territories.
A number of practical issues of further progressive development of traditionally friendly Russian-Jordanian relations were discussed.