The uniqueness of solid friendship and deep brotherhood relations between Jordan and Morocco does not need to be demonstrated any more, but a new impetus is needed on the economic front to revitalize bilateral cooperation, stressed the members of the Moroccan-Jordanian Brotherhood Commission at the Council of the Jordanian Parliament in Amman on Thursday.
“We are very proud of the exceptional relations and bonds of solid friendship and deep brotherhood that exist between our two kingdoms under the leadership of our sovereigns, HM King Abdullah II and his brother HM King Mohammed VI,” said the committee’s president, Mohammad Dawodieh.
During a meeting at the House of Counsellors with the Chargé d’Affaires at the Moroccan Embassy in Amman, Adil Oussihamou, the former ambassador to Rabat, noted that bilateral relations derive their solidity from the deep fraternal ties rooted in history that unite the two royal families, highlighting the convergence of views at a high level on the political and diplomatic fronts based on permanent coordination and consultation.
In this regard, he stressed the importance of the complementarity between the two Kingdoms, especially in their historic role on the Palestinian issue, with HM King Mohammed VI as Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee and HM Abddallah II as Hashemite Guardian of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Al-Quds.
He also stressed Jordan’s constant support for the issue of Morocco’s territorial integrity, noting that his country’s position on this issue has always been “clear” and “suffers from no ambiguity,” as evidenced by the opening of a Jordanian consulate in Laayoune.
Mr. Dawodieh, who is also the Chairman of the Culture, Youth and Sports Committee of the Council of the Kingdom, expressed his appreciation for the progress made in Morocco in all fields under the wise leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, noting that the two kingdoms have enormous opportunities to explore in order to reinvigorate their bilateral cooperation.
To this end, the members of the Moroccan-Jordanian Fraternity Commission unanimously stressed the need to give new impetus to bilateral economic relations, particularly in the fields of investment, tourism, agriculture, education and health, with the involvement of the private sector.
They deplored the “still timid” nature of trade between the two countries, whose volume will barely exceed 41 million dinars in 2021, despite several conventions and cooperation agreements, and called for the resumption of the direct Casablanca-Amman air route, suspended since the Covid crisis.
For his part, Mr. Oussihamou said that this meeting comes within the framework of ongoing consultations to examine ways of developing bilateral cooperation, particularly at the parliamentary level, in line with the multidimensional strategic partnership that unites the two kingdoms.
Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse