LONDON: Jordan and Qatar signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding during the fifth session of the Joint Higher Committee on Sunday.
The MoUs enhance bilateral cooperation across various sectors, including politics, economics, tourism, religion, and youth initiatives, between Doha and Amman.
The signature ceremony took place after a meeting between Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi, and Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
Safadi and Al-Thani held a separate meeting attended by several officials, including Jordan’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah; Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Emad Hijazeen; Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani; and the chair of Qatar Tourism, Saad bin Ali Al-Kharji.
The meeting focused on strengthening strategic relations and discussed regional developments, emphasizing the need to end the Gaza crisis and establish a Palestinian state.
Safadi and Al-Thani welcomed the establishment of the Palestinian National Committee for the administration of Gaza, as well as US efforts to promote peace and stability in the region.
The ministers emphasized supporting Syria’s government in rebuilding to ensure unity, sovereignty, and the well-being of its people.
The Qatari foreign minister had a separate meeting with King Abdullah II on Sunday at Al-Husseiniya Palace in Amman, according to Petra, the state news agency.
