AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Officials from Jordan, Syria and the U.S. on Tuesday discussed ways of supporting war-torn Syria’s reconstruction on the basis of improving security after deadly clashes last month.

The meeting in Amman between the foreign ministers of Jordan and Syria and U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack came after talks were held by the same sides on July 18. Those discussions focused on a ceasefire that ended days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and fighters from the country’s Druze minority in Sweida province that borders Jordan, leaving hundreds of people dead.

In addition to the security challenges that Syria still faces since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in December, the country faces major economic and social challenges. In 2017, the United Nations estimated

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