UAE supports Jordanian King's decisions, to offer aid to Jordan

The United Arab Emirates has hailed the decision taken by King Hussein to appoint his oldest son Abdullah as crown prince. It stressed that it is now studying means of supporting Jordan to "enable it to carry out its national role."

President Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan of the UAE said, "We have followed with great interest recent developments in Jordan." In a statement quoted by the UAE's official news agency on Tuesday morning, Sheikh Zayed added "Despite the fact that what was made in Jordan is an internal issue, our distinguished relations with Jordan make it necessary for us to reaffirm our total support and full backing to every step taken by King Hussein, because we are confident of his clear vision and farsightedness."

Sheikh Zayed, moreover, added that the UAE is studying means of supporting Jordan to "enable it to continue carrying out his national and pan-Arab role."

Observers in the UAE indicated that the new Jordanian crown prince has good relations with high-ranking UAE officials. They said that Crown Prince Abdullah visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai and represented Jordan at several official and public activities.