Amman said on Thursday it was against military intervention in Syria, a day after Jordanian minister said that the United States is to send 200 troops to Jordan in the coming weeks for military operations along Syrian border.

Amman said on Thursday it was against military intervention in Syria, a day after Jordanian minister said that the United States is to send 200 troops to Jordan in the coming weeks for military operations along Syrian border.

"They will be arriving in the next few weeks...to increase the level of preparedness and defense capabilities of the kingdom in light of the continued deterioration in the Syrian situation," Mohammad al-Momani, Minister of State for Information, told Reuters.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington that the move aimed at “boosting defenses” over the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Hagel said the deployment would include specialists in intelligence, logistics and operations.

On March 22, US President Barack Obama and Jordanian ruler King Abdullah II agreed to stand united against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting foreign-sponsored militants.

Obama promised military aid for the Syrian opposition, saying the US “will provide resources, training and capacity for the Syrian opposition.”

The US president also pledged 200 million dollars to King Abdullah to deal with Syrian refugees in Jordan.

Later on, al-Momani clarified Jordan’s stance over the Syrian crisis, saying it was opposing military intervention in the crisis-hit country.

"Our position on the situation in Syria has not changed," al-Momani told AFP.
"We are still against any military intervention in Syria. We urge a political solution to end the bloodshed in Syria."

The minister who is also Jordan's government spokesman, declined to comment on President Bashar Assad's remarks on Wednesday night.

"At the moment, we will not comment on what the president said in order to avoid any political or security fallout. We are studying the situation," he said.

Assad stressed in an exclusive interview with Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya state television that the West will pay a heavy price for financing Al-Qaeda in Syria "in the heart of Europe and the United States.