His Majesty King Abdullah met on Sunday with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, who announced the international aid plan tailored for Jordan, and exchanged views on how to enhance Jordan’s capabilities to face the mounting burdens ensuing from the Syrian refugee influx.

The concessional loan will be extended to Jordan despite the fact that the Kingdom is not eligible to obtain such loans as an upper-middle income country, but the exception was made as an extraordinary measure to cope up with the impact of the refugee challenge, said Kim.

During the meeting which was attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania, King Abdullah urged the international community’s economic and humanitarian institutions to intensify their efforts to help address the challenges Jordan faces as a result of hosting some 1.3 million Syrian refugees.

The meeting, held at Al Husseiniya Palace, also tackled ways to build on the London donor conference’s recommendations and highlighted the importance of supporting countries affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.

The King and two officials discussed the latest developments in the region, especially in Syria as well as regional and international efforts to combat extremism and terrorism.

On peace endeavours in the region, they stressed the importance of stepping up efforts aimed at resuming the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis, based on the two-state solution and international legitimacy resolutions.

The trilateral meeting also reviewed means for the World Bank to help Jordan implement its national economic and development programmes, as His Majesty highlighted the Kingdom’s reform process, especially in the economic field.