The foreign ministers of Iraq, Fouad Hussein, Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, and Jordan, Ayman Safadi, discussed, on Monday, developments in the region and the Palestinian issue, in addition to the preparations for the upcoming tripartite summit between the leaders of the three countries.
This came in a tripartite meeting held in the capital, Baghdad, according to a statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry.
Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf said, according to the statement, that the foreign ministers of Iraq, Jordan and Egypt discussed economic, regional and international issues of common concern.
He pointed out that the foreign ministers also discussed developments in the region, including the Palestinian issue, the Syrian crisis, the war on terrorism, and the developments of the Yemeni and Libyan crises.
The Egyptian and Jordanian ministers had arrived earlier on Monday in Iraq, to prepare for the upcoming tripartite summit between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Jordanian King Abdullah II and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
In this context, Al-Sahaf said in a joint press conference with his Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts, after the meeting, that they stressed the fight against terrorism in all its forms, and the cooperation between the three countries to achieve industrial integration.
For his part, Shoukry affirmed that his country is looking forward to holding the tripartite summit in Baghdad as soon as possible, noting that there is consensus between the visions of the three countries, as well as discussing developments in the Arab region.
In turn, Al-Safadi indicated that his country stands by all capabilities with Iraq, indicating that the security and stability of Iraq is a necessity for the security of all the region.
The summit was scheduled to be held the day before yesterday, Saturday, but Al-Kazemi announced that it was postponed indefinitely, against the background of a two train collision in Egypt on Friday, which killed 32 people and injured 108 others.
The upcoming summit is the second of its kind;
The first was held last August in the capital, Amman.
The three countries formed a joint coordination council in light of the results of the first tripartite summit, and concluded joint and bilateral economic agreements with each other centered on energy, trade and investment.