Jordan's King appoints new PM
AMMAN
In a statement published by the Royal Court, the King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein said he appointed Bishr al-Khasawneh the country's new prime minister and instructed him to form a government that meets the aspirations of the Jordanian people. Al-Khasawneh will oversee parliamentary elections on November 10, AP reported.
Abdullah on Saturday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz. The King had dissolved Parliament a week earlier at the end of its four-year term. Under the country's constitution, that left al Razzaz's government a week to resign.
The king said the Palestinian cause is also a top priority for the Kingdom, and that Jordan would continue its efforts to bring about a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
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