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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