JORDAN, EGYPT AND IRAQ DISCUSS BUILDING JOINT RAILWAY
Amman, 13 Jumadil Akhir 1435/13 April 2014 ( MINA ) – Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour met with Egypt’s Transportation Minister Ibrahim Demeiri and Iraq’s Transportation Minister Salman Jassim in Amman on Saturday to discuss the project.
Petra news agency quoted Ensour as saying that the railway project “will increase the trade cooperation and consolidate the Arab countries’ economic interests,” Press TV quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
The report did not provide further information about the project. They also discussed the Arab Bridge Maritime, a joint venture of Jordan, Egypt and Iraq, which accumulated a profit of more than $250 million.
On February, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour concluded a two-day visit to Egypt, where he held talks with Egyptian leaders that focused on bilateral ties and latest regional developments.
Meanwhile, the meetings of the joint higher committee ended with signing agreements in several fields and announcements of mega-projects on the drawing board, including a railway project that connects the two countries and Gulf states.
During a meeting with interim President Adli Mansour, Ensour stressed the “deep-rooted” Jordanian-Egyptian relations in all fields, expressing keenness on enhancing them to serve the interests of the people of the two countries.
Conveying greetings of His Majesty King Abdullah to Mansour, Ensour also renewed Jordan’s support to Egypt during the “critical circumstances it is currently going through,” For his part, Mansour voiced his country’s keenness on building solid partnership with the Kingdom in all fields.
In their discussions of the latest regional developments, especially the situation in Syria and the peace process, the two sides stressed the need for a political solution to the Syrian crisis and a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian question that leads to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Higher Education Amin Mahmoud, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Hatem Halawani, Jordan’s Ambassador to Egypt Bisher Khasawneh in addition to Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi.
Also on Tuesday, Ensour held talks with Egypt’s military chief, first deputy premier and defence minister Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al Sisi that also focused on bilateral ties and regional developments.
During the meeting, Ensour reiterated Jordan’s support for Egypt, expressing confidence in Egypt’s capability to overcome the current challenges and restore its leading role in the Arab world.
For his part, Sisi expressed gratitude for Jordan and His Majesty for supporting Egypt, underlying historic Jordanian-Egyptian relations. (T/P04/E01)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
