Jordan Discussing Issue Of Syria's Rukban Refugee Camp With Russia, US - Foreign Minister

AMMAN (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 28th October, 2018) Jordan, Russia and the United States are engaged in talks on finding the resolution on the problem of Syria's Rukban refugee camp, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday.

"Negotiations are underway between Jordan, the United States and Russia with an aim to find a final solution to the problem of the Rukban camp, ensuring the conditions for the voluntary return of its residents to their towns and villages liberated from the Islamic State [terror group, banned in Russia]," Safadi said in a statement, obtained by Sputnik.

The Rukban refugee camp, which now hosts about 50,000-60,000 people, is located in Syria's At Tanf district (Homs province) near the Jordanian border, next to a US military base where Syrian opposition forces are being trained. Moscow and Damascus, on one side, and Washington on the other accuse each other of hindering the delivery of UN humanitarian assistance to the area.