Cabinet approves Jordan's honorary consuls bylaw

3. Consuls
Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh. (Photo: Petra)
AMMAN — A Cabinet session Sunday, chaired by Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh, endorsed the 2021 bylaw for Jordan's honorary consuls abroad, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان

The bylaw aims to enhance consular services provided outside the Kingdom, keep pace with developments in the consular work, consolidate best practices within the framework governing this aspect, and address some deficiencies that surfaced during the implementation of the previous regulations.

Under the bylaw, mechanisms and procedures are identified to establish the consulate, regulate all related matters, consolidate standards of competence and merit in appointing honorary consuls, define conditions and procedures for their appointment, their rights, duties, powers, and privileges, as well as ensuring best performance during their tenures.

In the same session, the Cabinet named Bassam Fadel Sarhan and Nayel Khaled Adwan as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Jordan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission’s board of commissioners.


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