WASHINGTON,
DC —
HRH Crown Prince Hussein on Thursday held separate meetings with
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy and members of US Congress
committees, according to a Royal Court statement.
اضافة اعلان
At
the meeting with the House speaker,
Crown Prince Hussein stressed the
deep-rooted ties between Jordan and the United States and keenness to advance
them, while expanding cooperation across various sectors and maintaining
coordination on issues of mutual concern.
Meeting
with former House speaker
Nancy Pelosi and US Representative Rosa DeLauro, the Democrat Ranking Member on the
House Appropriations Committee, Crown Prince Hussein highlighted the importance of the strategic
partnership between Jordan and the United States, expressing keenness on
expanding cooperation and maintaining coordination on several issues and
regional challenges.
At
another meeting with Senator Mike Rounds, who heads the Subcommittee on
Cybersecurity affiliated with the Senate’s Armed Services Committee, the Crown
Prince expressed appreciation for Congress committees’ continuous support to
Jordan, especially in economic cooperation, as well as defense and
cybersecurity.
HRH
said Jordan is moving forward with investing in ICT, as a major driver in the
Kingdom’s digital future.
While
meeting with senior members of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Senators Alex
Carnes and Paul Grove, the Crown Prince highlighted the importance of the
“fruitful” and “valuable” meetings in Washington, DC, to communicate with
Jordan’s friends in Congress.
His
Royal Highness also met, in attendance of HRH Princess Rajwa, with freshmen
Congress members who serve on the foreign relations, appropriations, armed
services, homeland security, veterans’ affairs, natural resources, and
agriculture committees.
The
Crown Prince said he is happy to meet young leaders in the US Congress,
reaffirming the deep-rooted strategic and historic ties between the two
countries.
Jordan’s
Ambassador in Washington, DC, Dina Kawar and Director of the Office of the
Crown Prince Zaid Baqain attended the meetings.
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