Aoun, Salam call Jordan leaders over plot involving militants who 'trained in Lebanon'

President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with Jordanian King Abdullah II to “inquire about the outcome of investigations into the rocket manufacturing cell that was unveiled in Jordan,” expressing his “full readiness for coordination and cooperation between the two countries.”

Jordanian authorities had earlier said that some of the cell’s members had received training in Lebanon.

Aoun also instructed Justice Minister Adel Nassar to coordinate with his Jordanian counterpart over the investigations and the exchange of information in cooperation with the security and judicial authorities.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam for his part contacted his Jordanian counterpart Jaafar Hassan, stressing “Lebanon’s full solidarity with the kingdom in the face of any plots aimed at harming its security and stability.”

He also expressed full readiness for “necessary cooperation with the Jordanian authorities regarding the information they mentioned about some of those involved in these plots receiving their training in Lebanon,” emphasizing that “Lebanon rejects to be a base or launchpad for any act that might threaten the security of any brotherly or friendly country.”