Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks as he meets British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, at Downing Street in London, Britain, October 15, 2023.
REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummary Jordan king to warn Biden against Israel 'transfer' policyKing sought to lobby for immediate delivery of aidAuthorities worried about spillover of violenceAMMAN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Jordan on Wednesday will host a four-party summit in Amman with U.S. President Joe Biden and Egyptian and Palestinian leaders to discuss the "dangerous" repercussions of the war in Gaza for the region, officials said.
Jordan's King Abdullah will also separately hold a tripartite summit with both Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Officials said the monarch will stress to Biden on Wednesday that the country would resist any attempt to push Palestinian refugees into Jordan if conflict widens to the West Bank in a wider regional conflagration.
Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; editing by Christina Fincher, Alex Richardson and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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