President El-Sisi Receives Jordan’s PM

The Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency stated that Jordan’s Prime Minister welcomed President El-Sisi in Jordan. His Excellency expressed Jordan’s profound appreciation for Egypt at the official and popular levels and its pride in the extended ties between the two brotherly countries. The Prime Minister of Jordan also praised the comprehensive development and mega national projects being implemented in Egypt, stressing his country’s aspiration to benefit from Egypt's development efforts through the exchange of experience and joint investment.

The President expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome, praising the strong fraternal relations between Egypt and Jordan which have been recently fostered. President El-Sisi expressed Egypt’s aspiration to deepen and strengthen its ties with Jordan in a way that contributes to achieving the interests of the two brotherly countries and peoples, especially at the economic and trade levels, bilaterally or within the framework of the tripartite cooperation mechanism with Iraq.

The President also appreciated the efforts made by the Jordanian government for their great concern for the Egyptian community in Jordan.

The meeting addressed the overall bilateral relations between the two countries; the economic aspects were strengthened and trade exchange was enhanced in a way that would live up to the robust political relations and historical ties between the two brotherly peoples. Promoting cooperation between the competent health and medical authorities in both countries with regard to facing the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, was further emphasized.

During the meeting, the latest developments of the situation in the region, especially in Syria, Libya, and Yemen, were presented and views were exchanged on efforts to combat terrorism and extremist ideology. Egypt’s President and Jordan’s PM agreed on the importance of intensifying coordination and exchanging expertise and information between the competent authorities on both sides to face the challenges imposed by this phenomenon on the regional security at large.