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Intel: Pompeo discusses Syria with Jordan’s foreign minister

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Syria today on a phone call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi during a gathering of foreign ministers aligned toward the defeat of Islamic State at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1400997050

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed Syria today on a phone call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.

Ortagus noted that Pompeo thanked Safadi for “Jordan’s support and cooperation during COVID-19” as well as “several matters of interest, including developments in Syria” while “reaffirming the strength of the US-Jordan bilateral partnership.”

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