A Jordanian-Saudi statement, at the conclusion of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Jordan, stressed the need to support international efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and to ensure the peacefulness of its nuclear program.
The statement called for strengthening the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency, maintaining the non-proliferation regime, and creating a Middle East region free of nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction.
He affirmed support for Arab efforts to urge Iran to adhere to non-interference in the affairs of Arab countries, to preserve the principles of good neighborliness, and to spare the region all destabilizing activities.
The two sides stressed the importance of redoubling efforts to confront extremism and work to combat terrorism in all its forms and forms, confront its ideological roots, dry up its sources, stop all means of financing it, and spread the values of religious, cultural and civilizational moderation.
The statement also stressed that the security of the two kingdoms is one, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan affirmed Jordan's absolute support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all the steps it takes to protect its security, stability and interests.
The Palestinian cause
With regard to the Palestinian issue, the two sides stressed the need to launch a serious and effective international effort to find a real political horizon for resolving the issue on the basis of the two-state solution.
The two countries stressed the need for Israel to stop all illegal measures that undermine the two-state solution and the chances of achieving a just peace, and the need for Israel to respect the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian sanctities.
The statement stressed the need to respect the role of the Jerusalem Endowments Department of the Jordanian Ministry of Endowments, as the only body authorized to manage the affairs of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of the role of the historical Hashemite guardianship over the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem in protecting the holy sites and preserving its Arab, Islamic and Christian identity.
Arab issues
On the Yemeni issue, the two sides renewed their full support for the international and regional efforts aimed at reaching a comprehensive political solution to the crisis in Yemen, in accordance with the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanisms, the outcomes of the Yemeni national dialogue, and Security Council resolutions.
As for the Syrian file, the two sides stressed the need to intensify efforts to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis that preserves Syria's unity and territorial integrity, restores security and stability, rids it of terrorism, and creates the necessary conditions for the voluntary return of refugees.
In the Iraqi issue, the two sides stressed the centrality of Iraq's security and that its stability is a pillar of the region's security and stability, and affirmed their support for brotherly Iraq in its efforts to achieve security and stability, combat terrorism, reconstruction and achieve a better future for the Iraqi people.
They expressed their hope that the Iraqi parties would reach a formula to form an Iraqi government, to devote a comprehensive political process that meets the aspirations of all components of the brotherly Iraqi people.
On the Lebanese issue, the two sides stressed the importance of maintaining security and stability and the need to support Lebanon and its brotherly people, and to work to help it in addressing the challenges it faces, and the importance of undertaking comprehensive reforms to ensure Lebanon overcomes its current crisis.
They also stressed the need to limit arms to legitimate state institutions, and Hezbollah's commitment not to interfere in the internal affairs of Arab countries and to stop all practices that threaten their security.