Jordanian Deputy PM and FM Ayman Safadi received a phone call last evening from Qatar’s PM and FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Jordanian foreign ministry says.

The two ministers “discussed ways to support cooperation relations between the Kingdom and Qatar, regional situations, and reviewed Pakistan’s mediation efforts” between the US and Iran, the statement said.

Both FMs “affirmed the continuation of coordination of efforts to support targeted mediation aimed at ending the escalation in the region and restoring security and stability”.

They stress the need for united efforts to “succeed in mediation efforts to reach a sustainable solution that addresses all roots of the crisis and prevents the renewal of escalation”.