Jordan thank His Highness Amir for making Syria's donors meetings success

AMMAN, Feb 7 (KUNA) -- Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour expressed gratitude for His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for hosting three donor meetings for Syrians, and co-chairing the fourth, held recently in London.
Kuwait hosted three pledging conferences to help the Syrian people, which raised some USD 7.6 billion. His Highness the Amir co-chaired the recently-held donors' meeting in London, which raised around USD 11 billion.
Ensour thanked His Highness the Amir while meeting with the ministers of interior, planning, labor, information and industry Sunday. The meeting aimed at discussing outcome of the London meeting, where Jordan urged donors to help it cope with growing demands of the Syrian refugees.
Jordan, said Ensour, succeeded during the London meeting to shed further light on the refugee issue and its impacts on the Jordanian citizens. He thanked the donors for their support.
He said Jordan did not close its doors for the Syrian refugees, but there were around 16,000 Syrians kept in a no-mans land in northern Jordan who came from northern Syria, an area filled with so-called Islamic State (IS) militants. "Their security status should be examined before entry," he added.
Minister of Planning Emad Fakhoury said donors in London pledged USD 8.7 billion for Jordan for years 2016-18 in grants and easy loans.
There are 1.265 million Syrians in Jordan, half of them sought refuge in the Kingdom after the conflict broke out in March 2011 while the rest were already settling in JOrdan. (end) ab.bs