AMMAN — Prime Minister
Bishr Al-Khasawneh
attended on Sunday, at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation,
the signing of the annual US grant agreement to support the budget, amounting
to $845.1 million, according to several media outlets.
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The agreement was signed between the Planning
Ministry and USAID.
The grant is part of the US economic assistance
program to the Jordanian government under the third memorandum of understanding
between the two sides for the years 2018–2022.
During the signing ceremony, the prime minister
stressed the depth of the strategic partnership between the two countries, and
the importance Jordan attaches to developing its partnership with the US in
various fields of cooperation.
He also expressed Jordan’s appreciation for the US
support, which reflects US’ understanding of the magnitude of the challenges
the Kingdom is going through, and its support for the comprehensive
modernization project.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the Jordanian
government by Planning Minister Zeina Toukan, and by acting
USAID mission
director Margaret Spears; attending the ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister for
Economic Affairs and Minister of State for Public Sector Modernization Nasser
Al-Shraideh, Minister of Finance Mohamed Al-Ississ, and US Ambassador to Jordan
Henry Wooster.
Toukan said that under the agreement, the US
government will transfer the direct cash support grant to the public Treasury
account during the current month of November, and stressed that this grant
contributes to financing priority development projects in the public finance,
water, education, public works, and housing sectors.
The US ambassador to Amman said: “The US will work
with the government and people of Jordan to stimulate the Kingdom’s economic
recovery, enhance water security, and provide the education, health care, and
job opportunities Jordanians need to build a more stable and prosperous
future.”
Spears said that “what we have achieved together has
been built on a strong and lasting relationship between our two countries,
based on mutual respect, commitment, and follow-up”.
The government signed in September a new memorandum
of understanding with the US for a period of seven years, covering the period
(2023–2029); according to the agreement, the US will provide $10.15 billion
total aid during this period, at an annual rate of $1.45 billion, starting with
2023. This represents an an increase in the annual aid volume of $175 million
compared to the sum provided under the previous memorandum of understanding.
It will help government efforts to move forward with the
implementation of the economic modernization vision and the public sector
modernization map.
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