King of Jordan plans White House visit

Associated Press
Jordan’s King Abdallah II walks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Amman, Jordan. (Reuters)

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will welcome the king of Jordan to the White House next week.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer says that King Abdallah II will visit the White House on April 5. The two are slated to discuss “a range of shared interests in the Middle East,” including the fight against the Daesh group, the conflict in Syria and Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Trump will also be welcoming President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt on April 3.
Trump met briefly with King Abdallah II at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington last month.
A White House said the two discussed the possibility of establishing safe zones in Syria, among other issues.