AMMAN —
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell stressed the importance of the Hashemite custodianship over Jerusalem’s Islamic and Christian holy sites and its “remarkable” role in preserving these sanctities.
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In an interview with the Jordan News Agency, Petra,
on Saturday, he noted that Jordan is a “major” factor “to stabilize the
region’s situation”, and plays an “important” role, which is appreciated and
supported by the EU to bring regional peace and stability.
In this regard, Borrell referred to the continuous
coordination, talks, and meetings between the two sides for this purpose.
In 2002, he said the
EU and Jordan signed an
association agreement, and the Kingdom was the first Mediterranean partner
country to conclude technical negotiations, which led to Amman gaining an
“advanced status” with the EU in 2010.
On the economic front, Borrell said the EU is
Jordan’s “largest” trading partner, accounting for 14.7 percent of its trade in
2020, adding that 20.6 percent of Jordan’s imports came from the bloc, and 2.1
percent of Jordan’s exports went to the EU markets.
In 2020 the total trade in goods between Jordan and
the EU amounted to 3.4 billion euros.
Jordan and the EU have a “strong” mutual
partnership, and the Kingdom is the first country in the bloc’s southern
neighborhood to sign the new partnership priorities, he added.
He also referred
to talks held at the
Dead Sea last Thursday, which reflected the “distinguished
relations, solid partnership, and ongoing friendship between the two sides.”
Highlighting the partnership priorities with Jordan
for the coming years, he said its pillars are based on key sectors of regional
stability and security, including combating terrorism and achieving economic
stability , which are important for achieving political stability,
strengthening and promoting good governance, democratic reforms, and human
rights.
The EU, he noted, will support the partnership priorities,
regional cooperation and renewable energy development, energy efficiency and
water resource management, including support to pump water from the Red Sea to
Amman in an innovative project within the
European Investment Plan.
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