Gemayel Holds Talks with Jordan's King in Amman

W460

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel held talks Thursday with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman, a party statement said.

The meeting tackled “the region's affairs and the challenges it is going through,” it said.

It was also “an occasion to stress the need to back moderation in the face of extremism and to protect minorities in general and Christians in particular in the countries where they are being persecuted,” the statement added.

Militants from the Islamic State extremist group, which has seized vast swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, have been waging a campaign against minorities in both countries.

The extremist group gave Christians a choice between converting to Islam or persecution, sparking mass exodus in Iraq, especially in the city of Mosul.

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Comments 3
Missing humble 10 September 2015, 21:46

King of Jordan is a great person.

Thumb -phoenix1 11 September 2015, 19:32

A great picture to symbolize what I've always proned, let the youth lead and let the old hogs go home and never show their faces again. Everywhere, the young are taking over and they are doing a damn good job as well, so why should we Lebanese be condemned to have such very old furniture lead the nation?

Default-user-icon amalomar (Guest) 12 September 2015, 16:57

The king is in on a state visit to China and Korea so how did this meeting take place?