Why Jordan is silent on Bahrain summit
Jordan has yet to officially announce its position on the US-sponsored Bahrain economic conference that is to kick off the long-awaited US Middle East peace plan.
Jordan has yet to respond to a joint US-Bahraini invitation to attend a two-day workshop in Manama on June 25 and 26 that will focus on the economic aspect of the White House's plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict even though it has been 10 days since the invitation was made public May 19.
On May 29, Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner and US special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt met with King Abdullah in Amman. Their tour, which included Morocco and Israel, focused on soliciting support for the planned Bahrain meeting.
So far only Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have announced that they will attend the event. Egypt is expected to announce its position soon.
The Palestinians have refused to participate in the event and on May 26, PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erikat called on Arab states that have committed to attend the Bahrain economic workshop to revisit their decision.
