On the Jordanian prisoners in Syria

The Jordanian charge de affairs in Damascus Ahmad al-Mifleh discussed during his meeting on Thursday in Damascus with the Syrian deputy foreign minister Suleiman Haddad means of strengthening relations between the two states they ought to develop in various fields.

Al- Mifleh told the correspondent of the Jordanian news agency in Damascus that the meeting dealt with the question of the Jordanian prisoners in Syria and work to set a mechanism to deal with the issue of the Jordanian prisoners in Syria, their number and charges addressed to them, penalties and sentences released against them and define places of their imprisonment to make assurances to their families.

Al-Mifleh noted that the Jordanian embassy in Damascus had sent a memorandum to this effect to the Syrian government and that efforts made in this regard aim at preparing a study on the conditions of these prisoners.

The Jordanian charge de affairs concluded that he felt from the Syrian side every co-operation and commitment to reach optimum results that serve the interests of the two states and peoples.