Their Majesties in Paris: France is Chic

by Zef Dahlia - 04:15

After receiving the Lamp of Peace of St. Francis Award on Friday, His Majesty King Abdullah II accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania departed for Paris, France.

Their Majesties were welcome by French presidential couple His Excellency President Emmanuel Macron and Her Excellency First Lady Brigitte Macron and the Elysee Palace.

The visit began with a reviewing of the gard and the singing of both countries' national anthem. After which the couples stood for the official photos in-front of the Palace.

Then the couples separated with His Majesty King Abdullah and French President Emmanuel Macron sitting down for bilateral talks with the discussions on the importance of keeping Jerusalem neutral of politics, the need to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the war in Syria, the Status quo of Golan Height as an occupied Syrian territory and bilateral talks on economic and military effects.

His Majesty affirmed the need to step up international efforts to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and achieve just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution, guaranteeing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital. He also stressed the importance of ending provocative Israeli measures in Jerusalem, a city that is the cornerstone for peace in the region.