Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, on Sunday discussed during a phone call with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad , Ahmed Ataf, ways to develop bilateral relations in various fields. Safadi, who congratulated Ataf on assuming his duties as foreign minister, affirmed Jordan’s keenness to enhance joint cooperation in various fields and build on the outcomes of the summit meeting between His Majesty King Abdullah II and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algeria. For his part, Ataf stressed his country’s interest in expanding cooperation horizons and strengthening brotherly bilateral relations. The two sides said the summit meeting last December opened “wide” doors for “actual institutional” cooperation in various fields to serve common interests, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The two ministers also reviewed the ongoing preparations for holding the 9th session of the joint Jordanian-Algerian committee, which is scheduled to be held in Amman next June. The duo also referred to outcomes of Jordanian ministerial delegation’s visit to Algeria last February, during which a joint roadmap was signed that featured three axes for economic cooperation in the tourism, trade, and investment sectors, as well as expansion of industrial activity, and resumption of direct air traffic between the two countries, the statement noted. The two ministers discussed a number of regional and international issues, foremost is the Palestinian cause, affirming the continued action and coordination in efforts to support Palestinian people and ensure that all their rights are met, especially their right to establish a free, independent and sovereign state on their national soil according to the two-state solution as the only way to achieve a just and comprehensive peace. In addition, the two ministers discussed efforts to solve the Syrian crisis, including the Jordanian initiative to launch a direct Arab-Syrian dialogue aimed at ending Syrian crisis and addressing all its consequences. Safadi and Ataf agreed to maintain joint communication and coordination, and lauded development of bilateral relations.
Source: Jordan News Agency