White House spokesman withdraws remarks on Syria

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News ID: 53663
Publish Date: 8:45 - 29 September 2021
Wednesday, 29 September 2021 (YJC)_ A White House spokesman, who welcomed the resumption of flights between Syria and Jordan at a news conference on Tuesday, backed down.

White House spokesman withdraws remarks on SyriaWhite House spokesman Jen Psaki welcomed the resumption of Syrian-Jordanian flights at a news conference on Tuesday.

But he told reporters by telephone an hour later that he would step down and that Washington would look into the matter.

Extensive, two-day meetings between Jordanian and Syrian officials in Amman ended on Tuesday, at the end of which several decisions were agreed upon by the two sides, including the resumption of Jordanian flights to Syria from October 3rd.

Flights between Jordan and Syria have been suspended since 2012.

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