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- Frank-Walter Steinmeier has served as president of Germany since 2017
- President’s Middle East tour began in Saudi Arabia
LONDON: Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Jordan on Tuesday as part of a tour of the Middle East that began in Saudi Arabia this week.
Steinmeier, who has served as president of Germany since 2017, is set to meet the King of Jordan Abdullah II in Amman, the Jordan News Agency reported.
Steinmeier was received at Marka International Airport by senior Jordanian officials, the Jordanian Ambassador to Berlin Fayez Khouri, and the German Ambassador to Amman Bertram von Moltke.
Steinmeier met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday.
The parties held official talks after the crown prince had hosted a reception ceremony in honor of the president.