Amman: Jordan hosted a technical meeting in Amman on Thursday, bringing together officials from Jordan, Syria, and Turkey to enhance cooperation in the areas of land and railway transport. The meeting was chaired by Fares Abu Dayeh, Secretary-General of Jordan’s Ministry of Transport, and attended by senior transport officials from Syria and Turkey, including Mohammad Rahhal, Syrian Assistant Minister for Land Transport Affairs, and Burak Aykan, Director-General of Foreign Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

According to Jordan News Agency, the discussions culminated in the signing of a joint report to be submitted to the transport ministers of the three countries. Key outcomes included reactivating transport technical committees for all modes: land, sea, air, and rail, and reopening the Bab al-Hawa-Gilwagoz crossing to Jordanian trucks via Syria, pending fulfillment of technical requirements. The meeting also focused on reviving the historic Hejaz Railway, with Turkey providing support to Syria for reconstruction and Jordan offering locomotive maintenance.

Additional agreements involved developing a world-class railway link connecting the three countries to global trade routes through joint technical studies, and strengthening land cargo routes, especially the truck line from Aqaba Port to Turkey and Eastern Europe. Officials from all three nations praised the constructive and cooperative atmosphere of the meeting.

Abu Dayeh highlighted the importance of translating strong diplomatic ties into tangible economic projects, while Rahhal and Aykan emphasized the strategic value of enhanced regional connectivity for trade and development. The meeting was attended by transport and customs experts, including representatives from the Jordan Hejaz Railway Corporation, Syrian and Turkish railway authorities, and other technical stakeholders.