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Egypt, Jordan Conduct Joint Military Exercises

The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)
The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)
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Egypt, Jordan Conduct Joint Military Exercises

The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)
The Egyptian-Jordanian military drills (the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesperson’s Facebook page)

Units from the Egyptian and Jordanian Armed Forces on Monday launched joint military drills, code-named Aqaba 6.

The exercises will last until December 2 with the participation of the Egyptian and Jordanian maritime, air, and ground forces.

The Egyptian armed forces revealed that the preliminary phase of the training included practical and theoretical lectures to learn about combat expertise and to unify concepts between the participating sides.

They also aim to introduce the technology of weapons and equipment in addition to field skills, to confirm the forces' readiness to carry out joint combat actions.

The exercise aims to develop defense capabilities within agreed-upon plans, exchange expertise in planning, control, and command, and unify joint military concepts.

The drill is part of a strategy to enhance military cooperation between the armed forces of both countries.

The Jordanian-Egyptian military drills code-named Aqaba 5 were held in Oct. 2019.

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France to Host Syria Meeting with Arab, Turkish, Western Partners in January

This aerial view shows people celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, around the New Clock Tower along Quwatli Street in the center of Homs on December 18, 2024. (AFP)
This aerial view shows people celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, around the New Clock Tower along Quwatli Street in the center of Homs on December 18, 2024. (AFP)
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France to Host Syria Meeting with Arab, Turkish, Western Partners in January

This aerial view shows people celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, around the New Clock Tower along Quwatli Street in the center of Homs on December 18, 2024. (AFP)
This aerial view shows people celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, around the New Clock Tower along Quwatli Street in the center of Homs on December 18, 2024. (AFP)

France will host a meeting on Syria with Arab, Turkish, western partners in January, said France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday.

The meeting will be a follow-up to the one held in Jordan last week.

Speaking in parliament, Barrot added that reconstruction aid and the lifting of sanctions in Syria would depend on clear political and security commitments by the new authorities.

The new Syrian transition authorities will not be judged on words, but on actions over time, he stressed.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkiye's Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed that the transition in Syria should be respectful of the rights of all communities in the country, the French presidency said after the leaders spoke by phone on Wednesday.

"They expressed their wish that a peaceful and representative political transition, in accordance with the principles of resolution 2254, respectful of the fundamental rights of all communities in Syria, be conducted as soon as possible," an Elysee statement said, referring to a United Nations Security Council resolution.  

Barrot added that fighting in northeastern Syrian cities of Manbij and Kobane must stop immediately.

France is working to find deal between Turks and Kurds in Syria’s northeast that meets interests of both sides, he revealed.

Macron made clear in his call with Erdogan that Kurdish Syrians needed to be fully-integrated in political transition process, continued the FM.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces must be part of the political transition process, he urged.