Jordan's Foreign Minister Says the 'Source of All Evils is Occupation'

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi tells CNN “We have to recognise that the source of all evils is occupation. You cannot build peace on crushing peoples’ rightful aspirations; you cannot build peace on blood and you cannot build peace on violence...' (AFP/ File Photo)

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has said ending the Israeli occupation and restoring the rights of Palestinians is the only path to peace.

He told CNN’s Becky Anderson in an interview on Tuesday (the transcript of which was e-mailed to The Jordan Times by the Foreign Ministry) that Jordan is committed to doing everything it can to bring about a comprehensive and lasting peace and would be working with the US, the Europeans and others in the international community to bring about that peace. 

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