AMMAN, March 23 (Xinhua) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday held separate meetings with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi, and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi in Jordan's coastal city Aqaba.
The meetings were held ahead of the Aqaba Process round scheduled for Thursday, which will cover East Africa for the fifth time, according to a statement by the Royal Hashemite Court.
During the meetings, they looked into bilateral ties and means to bolster cooperation in the political, defense, economic, tourism and trade spheres.
Discussions also covered upholding regional and international counter-terrorism efforts with a holistic approach on the military, security and ideological dimensions.
The Aqaba Process is an initiative launched in 2015 by the king in the namesake Jordanian city for enhancing international cooperation against extremism and terrorism. ■
