King Abdullah met with British Prime Minister David Cameron and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim in a trilateral meeting on Sunday that focused on expanding Jordan’s aid programmes to support continued sheltering of Syrian refugees.

The meeting, also attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, addressed the repercussions of the Syrian refugee influx on the Kingdom, ways to provide grants and soft financial tools to Jordan, and intensifying international efforts to help it fulfil the basic needs of Syrian refugees.

The meeting also featured discussions on means to upgrade the infrastructure of development zones in the Kingdom, as well as enhance and attract investments to these facilities.

The King also stressed the need to support the resilience of Jordan’s host communities by facilitating the flow of exports, especially to Europe, and providing jobs for residents of governorates hosting the largest numbers of refugees.

The meeting was attended by King’s Office Director Jafar Hassan and Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury.