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Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Abdel Karim Al-Dughmi, met separately on Sunday with the ambassadors of Morocco and India in Amman, and discussed with them prospects for expanding cooperation between Jordan and their two countries in various fields.

 

In his meeting with Moroccan Ambassador Sidi Mohamed Khaled Al-Nasiri, Al-Dughmi said that Jordan and Morocco see eye-to-eye on many issues in the region, stressing that the bilateral relationship is based on trust, mutual respect, and harmonized positions.

 

The Moroccan ambassador delivered a letter from the Moroccan Lower House Speaker Rachid Talbi Alami, in which he urged furthering relations and joint parliamentary cooperation.

 

In his meeting with India’s Ambassador Anwar Halim, Al-Dughmi underscored the importance of cementing relations, and enhancing prospects for mutual investment by leveraging the strategic location of both countries. Jordan’s location, he noted, makes it an effective gateway to the region, while India is becoming increasingly prominent in global trade and business, pointing to its expertise in the information technology sector, which the Kingdom could utilize .

 

The Indian envoy hailed Jordan’s role, under the leadership of His Majesty King Abdullah II, to achieve security and stability in the region. He voiced his country’s commitment to enhancing prospects for trade and investment cooperation, and offering consultations and sharing experiences with Jordanian youth, especially in medium- and small-sized projects.

 

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Lower House Legal Committee held its first meeting on Sunday, headed by Abdel Moneim Awdat, during which mechanisms for its work in the next phase were outlined.

 

Awdat said the committee had set a “clear” work agenda to discuss the constitutional amendments and the elections and party laws, which were referred to the panel, with an “urgency status”.

 

To engage the concerned stakeholders, the lawmaker said the committee is “keen” to listen to all viewpoints from various experts, and appreciates the different opinions, which seek to serve national interests.

 

Awdat added: “We will make sure to listen to all in an extensive and in-depth manner to reach the best outcomes aimed to strengthen Jordan’s reform process.”

 

Source: Jordan News Agency

Jordan participates in the 14th session of the General Conference of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), which will be held in Cairo December 8-9.

ISESCO Council Deputy Chairman, Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Nawaf Al-Ajarmeh, will head Jordan’s delegation to the meeting, which will discuss work programs and the organisation’s estimated budget, and will adopt reports by the General Secretariat’s on its activities and final financial reports, according to a ministry statement.

It will also adopt the new vision and 2025 strategic outlook of the organisation, and the draft bilateral work plan and budget for 2022-2023, it said.

The meeting will also tackle the draft charter of the national committees of ISESCO member states, the statement said.

Source: jordan News Agency

Russia Saturday called on Israel to join a dialogue on a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), stressing that Moscow, Washington and London have a responsibility to set up the zone.

Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said in a press statement that “the conference represents the first real step to move in this direction,” adding that the process will be long and not easy.

“This session was successful, in which differences were overcome and work rules were agreed,” he said.

Ulyanov said Israel’s absence “is somewhat strange, and certainly undesirable, because it is a key player in the Middle East, and that its participation in the process is important.”

Source: jordan News Agency

Cold weather is forecast across the Kingdom on Saturday and throughout the next couple of days with no chances of rain, according to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD).

The JMD said daytime temperatures will remain below 20 degrees Celsius in the highlands dropping to 8-11 at night. In Aqaba and the Jordan Valley, it will be much warmer with mercury levels around 28 degrees Celsius.

In its extended forecast, the department indicated that no major rainfall is expected anywhere over the next couple of days, except for light and local showers in the northernmost part of the Kingdom on Saturday evening.

Source: jordan News Agency

The Jordan Exporters Association (JEA) said it is exploring opportunities to increase Jordanian exports to the Turkish market, in light of a trade balance that is heavily in favor of the Turkish side.

According to official data, Jordanian exports to Turkey in the first 8 months of the current year dropped by 10 percent to JD29 million, while Turkish imports to the Kingdom in the same reporting period surged by 25 percent to a total of JD303 million.

In a statement Saturday, JEA said that its board of directors had met with the Turkish ambassador in Amman, Ismail Aramaz, in a bid to advance commercial cooperation between the two countries and find “effective mechanisms to establish greater footprint for Jordanian merchandise in the Turkish market in light of a trade exchange that is heavily in favor of Turkey.”

Head of JEA Ahmad Khudari said the syndicate is ready to dispatch trade delegations to find out which Jordanian products have the best opportunity to access the Turkish market, stressing that Jordanian-made goods are widely sought-after for their high quality and competitive prices.

The Turkish ambassador said the embassy is ready to help Jordanian exporters access the Turkish market and will provide the JEA with the calendar of fair and exhibitions his country plans to organize in the future.

Aramaz said the opportunity for closer Jordanian-Turkish economic ties exists, noting that his country’s annual imports from other world countries amount to about $250 billion.

Source: jordan News Agency

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, on Friday, stressed the need to find a real prospect for resolving the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution, which embodies the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with occupied Jerusalem as its capital on the June 4, 1967 lines to live in peace and security alongside Israeli.

In a dialogue session during the work of the Rome Conference for Mediterranean Dialogues, Safadi warned of the impossibility of continuing the current situation, as a political horizon is absent and the economic challenges facing the brotherly Palestinian people and the Palestinian National Authority are exacerbated. However, he warned that steps to better the economic situation will not substitute a political solution.

Safadi also stressed the need to continue providing financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), indicating the danger of the continuing financial deficit in its budget to its ability to provide vital services to refugees, including education for more than 560,000 students.

In response to a question, Safadi said that the Palestinian issue was and will remain a priority for the Kingdom, pointing to the continuation of Jordanian efforts aimed at launching effective and productive peaceful efforts to resolve the conflict on the basis of the two-state solution.

He added, that undermining the two-state solution will make the reality of one state the only outcome, and this “reality will be ugly, as it will perpetuate an apartheid state.”

In response to another question, Safadi said that the Kingdom’s priorities also include reaching a political solution to the Syrian crisis, in which there would be a collective Arab role, which preserves Syria’s unity, restores its security, rids it of terrorism, and creates conditions for the voluntary and safe return of refugees.

Al-Safadi referred to the efforts made by the Kingdom to achieve progress in efforts to reach a political solution to the crisis.

Meanwhile, he warned of the repercussions of the decline in international support for refugees. Safadi also stressed the need for Lebanon to protect the state and the people, pointing out in response to a question that protecting Lebanon requires effort from within and assistance from outside. Safadi referred to the efforts launched by His Majesty King Abdullah II to help Lebanon, including providing it with electricity and gas.

Safadi stressed the need to support Iraq and the efforts made by the Iraqi government to establish stability and security after Iraq’s victory in defeating terrorism.

Responding to a question, Safadi said that Jordan will continue to work to resolve regional crises and achieve security, stability and prosperity. Al-Safadi talked about the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on Jordan, and the efforts made to mitigate its economic consequences.

The Rome Conference for Mediterranean Dialogues has been launched since 2015 and is held annually to discuss regional and international issues of common interest to the countries of the Mediterranean basin.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

Lebnaon’s information minister George Kordahi resigned on Friday saying he decided to put national interest ahead of personal interest.

Kordahi made the announcement at a press conference in Beirut, weeks after televised comments he made about Yemen war.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, Honorary Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Women, Chairperson of the Jordanian National Committee for Women (JNCW), said that Jordanian women still capable of reaching top posts locally and internationally.

The princess made her remarks, yesterday in a reception organized by the UN Women and the JNCW on the occasion of appointing Sima Bahouth as the Executive Director of the United Nations Women.

Her Highness said appointing Bahouth has important implications not only for Jordanian women, but also for Arab women as a whole, and represents a global recognition of the ability and competence of Arab women in serving the causes of their counterparts in all countries of the world.

During the event attended by UN Women Jordan representative Ziad Sheikh, Her Highness considered that the path ahead for women in many countries of the world is still full of challenges that prevent them from being empowered, which reinforces the importance of the concerted efforts of all national and international efforts to confront these challenges, in order to a prosperous future for women, recognizing their political, social and economic rights, empowering them and enhancing their role.

Her Highness praised the partnership between the JNCW, the UN Women in Jordan and the official bodies concerned with women’s issues and various civil society organizations, and the successes achieved by this partnership in empowering women and combating forms of violence against them in various fields.

For her part, Bahouth said her appointment would not have been achieved without the great attention women enjoy by the Hashemite leadership and its continued support in this regard.

JNCW Secretary General Salma Al Nims noted to the importance of the strategic partnership at the national level with the UN Women, and its role in strengthening the work of the committee to formulate a national vision for women.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY

Relatively cold weather conditions are expected, on Friday, as temperatures begin to rise, while moderate conditions are forecast in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the port city of Aqaba, the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.

Winds will be southeasterly moderate, the JMD added.

Similar weather conditions are expected tomorrow, while on Sunday, a chance of light rain in the northern parts of the Kingdom is forecast.

Temperatures in the capital Amman will range between a high of 18 degrees Celsius and a low of 10 degrees.

Highs in the port city of Aqaba will reach 26 degrees, sliding to 14 degrees at night.

SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY