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Jordan will host a Syria crisis summit on Saturday with foreign ministers from western and Arab nations, according to Amman's Foreign Ministry.
The summit "to discuss developments in Syria" will include top diplomats from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar, who will also convene with Turkish and US ministers, the EU's foreign policy chief and UN envoy for Syria, a statement from the ministry said.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed the situation in Syria during a phone call with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, on Thursday.
He also spoke on the phone with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov to discuss reviewed regional and international efforts aimed at supporting peace and fostering stability in the region.
More than one million people, mainly women and children, have been displaced in Syria after a rebel offensive against president Bashar Al Assad, the UN humanitarian agency said.
"As of December 12, 1.1 million people have been newly displaced across the country since the start of the escalation of hostilities on November," the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.