AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday received the
prime minister of Libya's National Unity Government Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh at Al
Husseiniya Palace, where they discussed, among other things, a possible
committee to address Libyan hospital debt in Jordan.
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In the meeting, the King and the visiting premier agreed to
form a joint ministerial committee to reach an understanding and resolve debts
owed to Jordanian hospitals by the Libyan government.
The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Bisher
Al-Khasawneh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman
Al-Safadi, and Director of His Majesty's Office Jafar Hassan.
President of the Jordan Private Hospitals Association, Fawzi
Hammouri, told Jordan News that hospital owners "hope to see the dues paid
to private hospitals, but until now we do not know when that will happen.”
He pointed out that His Majesty has shown interest in the
debt issue, which involves some $150 million in total, noting that these debts
had accumulated over the years and become a major problem for private
hospitals.
The Director-General of Jordan Hospital Abdullah Al-Bashir
said: "We need this debt to be paid as soon as possible. Jordan received
Libyan patients, including those wounded in conflict, and treated them under
very difficult circumstances, and we bore great burdens.” He noted that his
hospital is owed some $5 million that accumulated over seven years.
Bashir said that the debt has had its toll on the rights of
doctors, nurses, and companies supplying medical supplies. He also stated that
Libyan patients were admitted to the hospital without being asked to pay any
down payments, and that they were provided with the best possible services, and
“we expect the Libyan side to act in good faith in return.”
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