DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Amman Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairi met with top Jordanian officials to discuss and strengthen the two countries’ ‘deep-rooted’ relations.

In a meeting with Jordanian Senate president Faisal Fayez, the envoy described the bilateral relations as “deep-rooted, strong and historic” in various fields, with the continuous coordination and consultation between the countries’ leadership on all issues and common interests related to Arab and Islamic nations.

Fayez meanwhile said the “Kingdom was proud of the ‘high’ level of the bilateral relations, adding that the two countries’ leaders were keen to constantly develop and build on them.”

Amman was looking forward to increasing Saudi investments in various fields, he said in a report from Jordan News Agency (Petra).

Meanwhile, Al-Sudairi reiterated during his meetings with Jordanian parliamentarians that Saudi Arabia was looking forward to promoting parliamentary diplomacy as an important arm for strengthening relations.

Al-Sudairi lauded Jordan’s role at the Arab and Islamic levels, underlining the importance of the Hashemite custodianship over Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and Saudi Arabia’s support to Jordan in this regard, a separate report from Petra noted.

On investments, Al-Sudairi pointed that Saudi Arabia has been investing in Jordan for over than fifty years because of its attractive environment and a good reputation.

Saudi Arabia’s trade with Jordan grew 43 percent to $4.42 billion (16.6 billion riyals) last year, and is expected to further expand with the recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Amman in which trade and investment agreements were signed.