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U.S. VP Biden meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah, key Mideast ally

US Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Dr. Jill Biden, arrive at Marka Airport in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, March 10, 2016.
US Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Dr. Jill Biden, arrive at Marka Airport in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, March 10, 2016. AP Photo/Raad Adayleh

AMMAN, Jordan – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is holding talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, a key U.S. military ally in the region, including in the battle against Islamic State extremists.

Jordan is Biden’s last stop on a Mideast swing that also included the United Arab Emirates, Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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The vice-president and the Jordan monarch met Thursday at the Husseiniya Palace in the Jordanian capital of Amman. Later, the two are to attend a troop drill at a training centre for Jordanian troops.

Jordan is a key member of a U.S.-led military coalition against IS, which controls large areas of Syria and Iraq. Both countries neighbour Jordan.

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