Jordan And Syria Agree To Form A Gua Committee To Fight Arms Smuggling To ISIS

Syrian Foreign Minister Hassan al-Shibini and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. (Twitter/@ForeignMinistry)

JAKARTA - Jordan and Syria agreed to form a joint security committee to secure their borders, combat arms and drug smuggling, and seek to prevent the rise of ISIS militants, as foreign ministers of the two countries met in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday.

"We discuss border security, especially the threat of arms and drug smuggling and the rise of ISIS. Our security is a unit, we will coordinate together to fight this common challenge," Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told a news conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibadi. January 7th.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shibani said drug smuggling would not pose a threat to Jordan under the new Syrian rulers.

"The new situation in Syria is ending the threat to Jordan's security," said Foreign Minister Shibani.

"Regarding drug smuggling and drug smuggling, we promise it is over and will not happen again. We are ready to work together extensively in this regard," he explained.

West anti-narcotic officials say an addictive amphetamine-type stimulant known as the captagon has been mass-produced for years in Syria. And, Jordan is a transit route to these oil-producing Gulf countries.

Previously, Jordanian soldiers had carried out several preliminary airstrikes in Syria since 2023 which Jordanian officials said targeted militias accused of drug trafficking, as well as militia facilities.

On the same occasion, Foreign Minister Safadi said Jordan was ready to immediately supply electricity to Syria after-Assad and also tried to provide gas for him.

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— وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين الأردنية (@ForeignMinistry) January 7, 2025

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