Washington, May 17, 2021, SPA -- US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken made a phone call today to the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Al-Safadi. The two officials reiterated, during the conversation, the significance of the bilateral strategic partnership. They also expressed mutual concern over the escalation, in the Palestinian territories. --SPA 21:35 LOCAL TIME 18:35 GMT 0026 www.spa.gov.sa/w1558986