As part of their visit to Amman, Dr Balakrishnan and Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad met Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi.
They also had an audience with King Abdullah II Al Hussein on Sunday, with Crown Prince Al Hussein Abdullah II in attendance.
MFA said in a statement that Dr Balakrishnan conveyed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s appreciation for Jordan’s facilitation of Singapore’s humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
He expressed Singapore’s continued support for King Abdullah II’s leadership role in “promoting peace and stability in the region including efforts to achieve a two-state solution to resolve the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict”.
The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’ unprecedented Oct 7 attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, mostly civilians, according to Israeli tallies. More than 250 hostages were seized.
Israel’s retaliatory ground and air campaign has killed more than 31,500 people, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. Israel said it has killed at least 13,000 Hamas members in the Gaza fighting.
