President Pavel on state visit to Jordan

Czech President Petr Pavel is on a two-day state visit to Jordan, where he will be received by King Abdullah II, and meet with Prime Minister Bisher Hasavna and parliament deputies on Wednesday. Shortly after arriving in Amman the Czech president handed over a consignment of humanitarian aid, which the Jordanian authorities will distribute to civilians in the Gaza Strip and equipment for local hospitals including positioning and transport beds from Linet and incubators for neonatal wards. He also met with Czech ophthalmologists working in Jordan in the MEDEVAC medical programme.

Mr. Pavel spoke with the King of Jordan by telephone a month ago about the developments in the Middle East and about the possibilities for providing humanitarian aid for Gaza.