Excerpts: Saudi:No place for Assad in Syria's future. Jordan seeks Swedish
expertise Red-Dead project.Jordan re anti-Daesh coalition August 27, 2015

+++Saudi Gazette 27 Aug.’15:”Saudi FM:There is no place for Assad in Syria’s
future”, by Al Arabiya
SUBJECT:Saudi: No place for Assad in Syria’s future

The Saudi Foreign minister said Wednesday[26 Aug] that that there is no
place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

Speaking at a conference in London, Jubair also said that a political
solution based on Security Council resolution 2216 was the only way to end
the crisis in Yemen.

Adel Jubair said that his country is committed to helping rebuild Yemen.
Resolution 2216 was passed under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter and imposes
sanctions against the leader of the Houthi movement along with deposed
leader Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Since late March, the Saudi-led coalition has bombed Iranian-backed Houthi
militias and forces allied to Saleh in a bid to put the government of
internationally recognized President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi back in power. —
Al Arabiya


+++SOURCE:Jordan Times 27 Aug.’15:”Kingdom seeks Swedish expertise in
Red-Dead project”

SUBJECT:Jordan seeks Swedish expertise Red-Dead project

EXCERPTS:AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour met with senior Swedish
officials on Tuesday and discussed ways to boost the Jordanian-Swedish
relations, along with the latest regional developments. …….

Ensour also met with Sweden’s Minister for International Development
Cooperation Isabella Lovin and discussed with her ways to boost
Jordanian-Swedish cooperation in various fields.

The premier highlighted Jordan’s desire to benefit from Swedish technical
expertise in the implementation of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance
Project, in addition to the possibility of supporting other strategic
projects that the Kingdom is planning to carry out in the fields of water or
renewable energy.

She stressed Sweden’s interest in increasing its cooperation with Jordan and
its readiness to assist it with its development projects.



+++SOURCE: Jordan Times 27 Aug.’15:”Jordan willing to partake in US-Turkish
anti-Daesh arrangements”,by OmarObeidat

SUBJECT:Jordan re anti-Daesh coalition

QUOTE:”Jordan is willing to be part of any regional coalition against
terror”

FULL TEXT:AMMAN – Jordan is willing to be part of any regional coalition
against terror, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications and
Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani said Wednesday[16 Aug.].

He was responding to The Jordan Times’ request for comment on remarks by
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that Turkey and the US will soon
launch "comprehensive" air operations to flush Daesh fighters from a zone in
northern Syria bordering Turkey and that Jordan may take part in the
operations.

Momani said that Kingdom is already part of the anti-Daesh coalition, where
it is an active member and continues to be involved “under any capacity” to
help defeat terrorism. The Turkish official told Reuters that Jordan is
among other regional allies, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, while Britain
and France may join the fight against Daesh in northern Syria.

He said that talks between Ankara and Washington were completed on Sunday[23
Aug.] and soon “we will start comprehensive operations against Daesh”.
The US and Turkey plan to provide air cover for what Washington judges to be
moderate Syrian rebels as part of the operations which aim to remove Daesh
from a rectangle of border territory roughly 80 kilometres long, officials
familiar with the plans told Reuters.
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Sue Lerner - Associate, IMRA