AMMAN — Jordan is set to send its team of monitors to Syria as Amman reiterated on Wednesday its calls for an end to the ongoing violence in its northern neighbour.

According to Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Rakan Majali, the team, consisting of 12 members, is the largest single contingent in the Arab League observer mission.

According to sources at the foreign ministry, several of the monitors have already been dispatched with the remaining cadres “on their way” to Syria.

Jordan’s monitoring mission is to comprise veteran lawyers, human rights activists and retired servicemen with prior experience in peacekeeping and monitoring missions, Majali said.

“This will be a team well-versed in monitoring human rights and it will be prepared to carry out its job,” Majali told The Jordan Times.

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