AMMAN — His Majesty
King Abdullah on Monday received Iraqi Parliament Speaker
Mohammed Al-Halboosi at Basman Palace, and discussed means of enhancing the
deep-rooted ties between the two countries across all sectors.
اضافة اعلان
The
meeting covered the outcomes of the recent
Jordanian-Iraqi-Egyptian trilateral summit held in Baghdad, and means of translating them on the ground, in
addition to the latest regional developments, especially the Iraqi government’s
efforts in countering terrorism.
King
Abdullah reaffirmed Jordan’s steadfast support for Iraq and its people, in the
efforts to safeguard the country’s unity, and enhance its security and
stability.
Director
of the Office of His Majesty Jafar Hassan attended the meeting.
An Iraqi parliamentary delegation headed by the First Deputy Speaker of
the Iraqi Parliament, Hassan Al-Kaabi, was in Amman last month to discuss ways
to strengthen brotherly relations to "broader" horizons of
cooperation and coordination in various fields to serve common interests.
During the talks,
Jordan renewed its support for Iraq’s anti-terror efforts, after Iraqi
officials had warned that terrorism was resurfacing in the eastern neighbor and
the region.
The two sides met to follow up on
the summit at the leaders’ level the month before, followed by a communiqué in
which the three the leaders stressed the need to expand cooperation among
Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq in energy,
industry, agriculture, transportation, food
security, infrastructure, investment, construction, and housing.
The joint communiqué stressed the need to adopt the best means and measures to
translate the strategic relations among the three countries into tangible
impact on the ground.
The partners underlined the crucial role of the Hashemite Custodianship in
safeguarding Islamic and Christian holy sites in
Jerusalem.
Also on Monday, Halboosi held
talks with his Jordanian counterpart Abdul-Monem Al-Oudat, covering the
trilateral summit results and ways of cooperation at the parliamentary level,
the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Iraq on 10
October 2021. The eIraqi people will select the 328 members of the Council of Representatives and the
council will elect the president and the premier.
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