Al-Zaidi in Amman: strengthening economic partnership and coordination to end regional tensions
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said during his visit to Amman that his government is keen to strengthen economic, trade and investment cooperation with Jordan, and to continue coordinating efforts to end regional crises.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, during his official visit to Amman, affirmed his government's keenness to strengthen cooperation with Jordan, especially in economic, trade and investment fields, emphasizing continued coordination to move toward ending crises and tensions in the region and establishing the foundations of stability.
The prime minister's media office said in a statement that al-Zaidi met Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, and that the meeting discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation in accordance with the agreements and memorandums of understanding signed between the two countries.
Al-Zaidi explained that the visit aims to strengthen the historical relations between Iraq and Jordan and to continue pushing forward bilateral cooperation, particularly in economic, trade and investment fields, and to work on developing joint projects between them.
He added that Iraq has become a meeting point for all and bases its policy on the craft of balancing and achieving shared interests with brotherly and friendly states, affirming continued coordination and joint work to end crises and establish regional stability.
For his part, King Abdullah II affirmed Jordan's keenness to enhance cooperation with Iraq at all levels, particularly political, economic and developmental, stressing his support for its pivotal role and efforts aimed at achieving security and stability in the region.
Al-Zaidi arrived in Amman heading a high-level delegation, on an official visit aimed at discussing ways of bilateral cooperation and regional developments, according to government spokesman Haider al-Obaidi, who indicated that the visit will witness the signing of memorandums of understanding for joint economic and development programs.
Al-Zaidi is scheduled to visit Lebanon and Syria this week, according to a source, after having visited the Saudi capital Riyadh last Wednesday as part of an official tour that also included Kuwait.
