His Majesty King Abdullah met on Tuesday with a number of world leaders participating in the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

King Abdullah met separately with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.

At the meeting with the Lebanese president, discussions covered bilateral ties and regional developments.

The Syrian refugee burden on Jordan and Lebanon was also discussed, and the importance of the international community shouldering its responsibilities towards host countries to enable them to continue providing relief and humanitarian services.

The two sides affirmed the need to coordinate positions on various issues, especially the Palestinian cause and efforts to support UNRWA.

At the meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, discussions covered means to enhance cooperation in the military, ICT, and tourism sectors.

The meeting also addressed regional developments, with the King noting the important European role in supporting efforts to reach just and lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis, based on the two-state solution.

Efforts to fight terrorism and extremism within a holistic approach were also covered.

His Majesty and the Cypriot president discussed means to expand cooperation, particularly in the economic, tourism and military fields, noting the importance of following up on the outcomes of the trilateral summit between Jordan, Cyprus, and Greece, held in Nicosia earlier this year.

The meeting with the president of Kosovo tackled means to enhance cooperation, as well as the efforts to fight terrorism within a holistic approach.

His Majesty’s meeting with the president of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia focused on means to advance economic and commercial cooperation.

Meanwhile, discussions with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini covered Jordan’s strategic partnership with the EU, as well as current regional developments.

The King stressed the importance of reaching just and lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis, based on the two-state solution and leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The meeting also touched on the burden Jordan is shouldering due to the Syrian refugee crisis, and the need for the international community to shoulder its responsibility towards host countries.

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Adviser to His Majesty and Director of the Office of His Majesty Manar Dabbas, and Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Sima Bahous attended the meetings.