Jordan's King Abdullah hosts Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and leaders of Iraq and Egypt

King Abdullah II also attended meetings with East African heads of state and western security officials

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, meets King Abdullah II of Jordan, Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, right, and Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, left. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, is greeted by King Abdullah as he arrives in Jordan. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces talks with King Abdullah in Jordan. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, greets Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan in Aqaba. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed and Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad, Private Affairs Adviser in the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, meet Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Prince Turki of Saudi Arabia, Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, and Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, meet in Jordan. AFP

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, and Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt, during their meeting in Aqaba, Jordan. AFP

Jordan's King Abdullah II hosted a meeting in the port city of Aqaba on Friday with leaders and senior officials from Iraq, Egypt and the UAE, including Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

Jordanian state television tweeted a photo of King Abdullah alongside Sheikh Mohamed, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi.

Sheikh Mohamed was accompanied to Aqaba by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun, Adviser for Special Affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Wam state news agency reported.

Earlier in the day, King Abdullah attended talks on the Aqaba Process — a counter-terrorism forum founded by the king in 2015 — with East African heads of state and western officials to discuss security in the region.

The Aqaba Process meetings included the participation of the presidents of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique as well as Tanzania’s prime minister, state media reported.

The process aims to enhance co-ordination and exchange of expertise and information among regional and international stakeholders to counter terrorism and extremism, Petra news agency said.