Amman, April 12 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II on Sunday received the Syrian ministerial delegation participating in the second session of the Higher Coordination Council between Jordan and Syria.

During the meeting, held at Al Husseiniya Palace and attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, His Majesty emphasised the need to continue working to develop economic and trade relations, and strengthen security cooperation between the two countries, in service of mutual interests.

The King noted that the continued efforts of the Jordanian-Syrian Higher Coordination Council are an important step towards advancing relations, underscoring the need for the meetings to contribute to the implementation of joint action agreements.

The council represents 20 key sectors and aims to advance Jordanian-Syrian relations towards a comprehensive strategic partnership across various fields.

The meeting also touched on opportunities for cooperation in various sectors, such as water, transport, and energy, with His Majesty highlighting the importance of integration among Arab states, and strengthening regional cooperation through joint projects.

The King also reiterated Jordan’s support for Syria’s efforts to preserve its security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

The Jordanian delegation attending the meeting included Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh, Minister of Water and Irrigation Raed Abu Soud, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah, and Jordan’s Ambassador to Syria Sufian Qudah.

Attending from the Syrian side were Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Al Shibani, and the ministers of economy and industry, energy, justice, health, transport, agriculture, higher education and scientific research, education, social affairs and labour, ICT, media, endowments, tourism, administrative development, as well as a number of senior officials.

//Petra// NQ