Zarqa, Oct. 3 (Petra) — Participants in a dialogue session organized
by the King Abdullah II Cultural Center in Zarqa on Saturday
discussed the content of the royal speech before the United Nations
General Assembly and the political and diplomatic messages and
visions it contained regarding regional and international issues,
with the participation of an elite group of politicians, academics,
and media figures.

The speakers addressed the implications of the speech amid the
political transformations the region is witnessing and the approaches
it presented toward Arab issues, foremost among them the Palestinian
cause, along with its affirmation of the constants of the Jordanian
position and its priorities in protecting national interests and
defending regional security and stability.

Senator Omar Al-Ayasra affirmed that the royal speech was
characterized by the depth of its content and the breadth of its
political messages, addressing not only the Arab and regional
environment but also the international community in all its
components, placing the region’s issues at the heart of international
attention and shedding light on the challenges facing security and
stability.

He said the importance of the speech lies in its ability to present
the Jordanian vision on regional issues within a broad international
framework and to affirm the Kingdom’s constants and positions on
pivotal files, noting that Jordanian foreign policy plays a pivotal
role in protecting national interests and enhancing security and
stability through an effective diplomatic presence and the ability to
convey the Jordanian position in international forums.

Al-Ayasra added that Jordan’s presence on the international scene is
linked to the role the Kingdom plays in dealing with the region’s
crises, especially the Palestinian cause, stressing the importance of
the continuation of Jordan’s political and diplomatic presence in
raising Arab issues and defending the rights and constants on which
Jordanian positions are based.

For his part, Professor of Political Science at Hashemite University
Jamal Al-Shalabi said the royal speech returned the Palestinian cause
and Arab issues to the forefront of international attention and
presented them as central files that cannot be bypassed in any
political approach addressing the region’s future, security, and
stability.

He added that the speech contributed to stimulating international
political discussion on the region’s files and placed the Palestinian
cause at the forefront of issues the international community must
address, noting that the strength of the royal message was evident in
the clarity of the Jordanian position toward regional developments,
adherence to national and pan-Arab constants, and pushing toward
addressing the roots of crises rather than merely dealing with their
consequences.

Al-Shalabi noted that the speech carried political dimensions beyond
describing the current reality by presenting a Jordanian vision for
the region’s future and stressing the need for the international
community to assume its responsibilities in addressing crises and
conflicts that threaten security and stability, especially the
Palestinian cause.

The session, moderated by media figure Rasha Asfour and attended by
Director of the Zarqa Culture Directorate Mohammad Al-Zoubi and a
number of representatives of cultural bodies, the local community,
and interested parties, included interventions and discussions
focused on the implications of the speech and its political and
diplomatic repercussions, the importance of the continuation of
Jordan’s presence in international forums, the role of Jordanian
diplomacy in protecting national and pan-Arab constants and defending
Arab causes, and enhancing Jordan’s presence in the international
discussion on the region’s future.

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