A Lebanese newspaper accuses Jordan of inciting against Assad regime and obstructing the work of Arab Liaison Committee

The Lebanese “Al-Akhbar” newspaper, which is close to Iran and Hezbollah, accused in a report Jordan of inciting against Assad regime and obstructing the work of Arab Liaison Committee on Syria.

The report made it clear that Jordan supports Israel’s interests on various fronts, and it opens the airspace for Israeli airplanes to launch and strike on central and northern Syria.

The report considered that the Jordanian foreign minister is working on obstructing the work of Arab Liaison Committee on Syria and launching a diplomatic campaign to distort Assad regime’s position.

The report stated that “despite the sweetness of the Jordanian officials’ tongue to the Assad regime, and Al-Safadi’s repeated visits to Damascus, Jordan today plays a prominent role in disrupting Arab and some Western openness to Damascus, under various pretexts.”

The report accused the Jordanian Foreign Ministry of launching, in front of Arab and European diplomats, a campaign to distort Assad regime’s position, saying that “Damascus did not adhere to its pledges, especially in the files of combating Captagon trafficking and refugees, which Jordan considers them to put pressure on its security.”

The report indicated that the origin of the emergence of the Arab Liaison Committee was not linked to Arab reconciliation with the Assad regime, but rather its establishing came with the aim of helping the Assad regime overcome the files of war, especially the refugee file, which necessitated the participation of Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon as members.

The Arab Liaison Committee on Syria was previously established on May 7, 2023, with the aim of following up on the implementation of the Amman Statement, and to continue direct dialogue with the Assad regime to reach a comprehensive political solution in the country. It includes the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, and the Assad regime.

The committee held its first meeting on August 15, 2023 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and was scheduled to hold its second meeting on last May 8 in Baghdad, but the Assad regime announced postponing the meeting just a day before the date until further notice “based on the desire of one of the participating parties to conduct more consultation.”