Davos, Prime Minister, Dr. Bishr Khasawneh on Wednesday held meetings, as part of his participation in World Economic Forum Davos 2023, which is currently being held in Davos, Switzerland, with political and economic leaders, heads of major international institutions, businesspeople and regional and international organizations.
In a meeting with President of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq, Masrour Barzani, Khasawneh stressed the “solid” Jordanian-Iraqi relations and keenness to strengthen them in various fields.
Khasawneh noted Jordan, under His Majesty King Abdullah II’s leadership, supports Iraq and its brotherly people in achieving their aspirations for a prosperous future.
The PM also stressed the importance of second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, hosted by the Kingdom last month at invitation of His Majesty King Abdullah II.
The PM noted the event affirmed support for Iraq’s efforts to continue its path towards development and prosperity, enhance its security and stability, respect its sovereignty, and develop cooperation mechanisms with Baghdad aimed to enhance security and stability, and contribute to development process in the region.
During the meeting, which was attended by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Zina Touqan, cooperation prospects between Jordan and the Kurdistan region, and ways to expand it in all fields, especially economic areas, were discussed.
Khasawneh affirmed the government’s readiness to increase cooperation between Jordan and Iraq’s Kurdistan region and harness all technical and administrative capabilities and expertise to provide any assistance in all fields and work to overcome any obstacles that hinder process of joint cooperation.
PM and Barzani also discussed investment opportunities available in Jordan and Kurdistan region and stimulate both sides’ private sector to establish investment projects that benefit common interests.
In addition, talks dealt with promotion of tourism and cooperation in the medical field between the two sides’ public and private sectors, as well as increasing the region’s imports of Jordanian pharmaceutical, food and fertilizer products.
Source: Jordan News Agency