AMMAN — Deputizing for Prime Minister
Bisher Khasawneh,
minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Nasser Shraideh, attended on Sunday in
Aqaba city the signing ceremony of five agreements and memoranda of
understanding between the
Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) and
Abu Dhabi Ports Group (ADPG), according to Petra News Agency, Petra.
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Under the agreements, ADPG contributes to developing Aqaba's tourism,
transport, logistics, and digital infrastructure sectors.
These agreements, which constitute a milestone in the strategic Jordanian-UAE
cooperation, aim to develop Aqaba's Marsa Zayed area and the cruise ship
terminal and launch an advanced digital system for the port, modernize
King Hussein International Airport (KHIA), and develop a multi-purpose port.
Shraideh said these agreements reflect His Majesty
King Abdullah II's directives
to make Aqaba a tourist, trade, and investment destination on the Red Sea, and
embody the "distinguished" bilateral relations.
Agreements include implementing a number of investment projects, most notably the
Marsa Zayed project, which is a major tourism project that will create more
quality tourism services and products that enable Jordan to attract more
tourists from various regional and international markets, according to
Shraideh.
The other important project is the establishment of a cruise ship terminal that
is connected with KHIA development, which will enable Aqaba to be a destination
for cruise tourism and provide quality services to allow tourists to visit
Aqaba and the Golden Triangle in Rum and Petra.
The other projects, noted Shraideh, also seek to develop the Aqaba port system
and a multi-purpose port, which will increase trade movement to regional and
world markets.
Speaking at the ceremony, the chairman of Aqaba Special
Economic Zone Authority and ADC, Nayef Bakhit, said the agreements reflect
Royal directives to make Aqaba and Jordan the gateway to a "bright"
future.
Bakit expressed confidence that these projects will enhance Aqaba's position as
a regional port and make Aqaba a global tourist destination.
The cost of completing the Marsa Zayed project exceeds JD6 Billion, which will
benefit Aqaba and the Jordanian economy and provide job opportunities for
Jordanian youth, according to Bakit.
These agreements constitute an "important" addition to efforts to
develop the Aqaba region, which will support action to increase the number of
travelers and tourists wishing to travel to the Golden Triangle of Jordan (Wadi
Rum, Aqaba, and Petra), with its unique tourist potentials.
For his part, Mohammed Juma Al-Shamsi, ADPG CEO, said this
"strategic" alliance supports the efforts of Abu Dhabi leadership and
its vision that aim to strengthen cooperation with Arab countries and support
them in building "advanced" infrastructure that contributes to
developing tourism and trade sectors as well as enhance their capacity to
access "key" global markets.
"We are confident that the mega projects that will be implemented under
these agreements constitute a valuable addition to the development programs for
the trade, logistics, and tourism sectors that have been announced during the
past few years in Jordan," Shamsi said.
"These ambitious projects, which are implemented in close cooperation with
partners in Aqaba Development Corporation, will contribute to expansion and
modernization of marine, air and land facilities available to travelers and
companies, to consolidate Aqaba’s position as a major regional center, and
support the Kingdom's economic development plans, " Shamsi added.
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