Obama pledges $1 billion in loan guarantees for Jordan

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Jordan's King Abdullah at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday pledged $1 billion in loan guarantees for Middle East ally Jordan and the renewal of a five-year aid package.

Obama made the announcement while meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah at a summit at a California retreat. Jordan, one of the United States’ closest allies in the Middle East, is a regional player in diplomatic efforts seeking peace in the turbulent region and is one of two Arab countries, the other being Egypt, that has signed a peace treaty with Israel.  

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/15/us-usa-jordan-loan-idUSBREA1E04L20140215

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