Secretary (South) Neena Malhotra, on her official go to to Jordan, met Secretary Normal Daifallah Ali Al-Fayez and Ambassador Mohammed Abu Wendi, Director of Asia and Oceania Affairs, Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 13 October, as per an official assertion by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA).
The go to can also be part of the high-level exchanges within the seventy fifth yr of the institution of diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations.
The assembly happened in a cordial ambiance, throughout which either side reviewed the complete gamut of bilateral ties, together with political, financial, commerce, protection, cultural, and people-to-people cooperation.
The assertion said that either side expressed satisfaction on the historically pleasant ties between India and Jordan and reiterated their dedication to additional strengthening the partnership in all fields.
Regional and international developments of mutual concern, together with the state of affairs in West Asia, have been additionally mentioned.
Each side reaffirmed the significance of dialogue, diplomacy, and peaceable decision of conflicts, the assertion stated.
The senior officers agreed to take care of common exchanges between the 2 Ministries and to carry the subsequent spherical of Overseas Workplace Consultations at a mutually handy date subsequent yr in New Delhi.
Later, Secretary (South) interacted with representatives from the Indian diaspora, enterprise group, academia, and tradition, in addition to officers related to completely different areas of cooperation between the 2 sides, at a reception hosted by the Embassy of India.
The assertion stated that Secretary (South) appreciated the contribution of the various illustration in deepening the linkages between the 2 international locations.
In the course of the go to, Secretary (South) may even meet Fares Braizat, Chief Commissioner of the Petra Improvement and Tourism Area Authority (PDTRA), and different representatives to debate the Twinship Settlement between Agra and Petra.
This engagement follows the Overseas Workplace Consultations held between India and Jordan in Amman on April 29 this yr, the place either side reviewed the complete gamut of bilateral ties and shared detailed views on regional and international problems with mutual curiosity — additional reflecting the regular momentum within the India-Jordan partnership.
Throughout these consultations, the 2 nations mentioned strengthening their partnership by current bilateral mechanisms throughout political-security, financial, developmental, and people-to-people sectors.
The 2 sides additionally agreed to commemorate the seventy fifth yr of the institution of diplomatic relations between the 2 international locations with a collection of occasions, in line with a press launch by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
Secretary (CPV & OIA) expressed gratitude to the Jordanian aspect for his or her expression of solidarity with the individuals and Authorities of India after the terrorist assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
The consultations have been co-chaired by Secretary (CPV & OIA) Arun Kumar Chatterjee and Majed T Qatarneh, Secretary Normal of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan. The final spherical of Overseas Workplace Consultations between India and Jordan was held just about in 2020.
The MEA famous that “the consultations happened in a cordial ambiance.” Officers from either side agreed to carry the subsequent Overseas Workplace Consultations at a mutually handy time in New Delhi.
In a press launch, the MEA additional said, “India and Jordan share a heat and pleasant relationship underpinned by a shared imaginative and prescient. Commerce and funding cooperation between the 2 sides has strengthened and broadened, with India rising because the 4th largest buying and selling associate of Jordan in 2023-24 with the bilateral commerce of USD 2.8 billion.”
“Each side agreed on the necessity to additional diversify financial cooperation and promote mutual investments. In the course of the go to, Secretary (CPV & OIA) interacted with members of the Indian group in addition to representatives of the Jordanian enterprise, tradition, academia and buddies of India. He could be visiting the India-Jordan Centre for Excellence in IT on the Al-Hussein Technical College (HTU) in Amman, which is a serious establishment of superior studying arrange with India’s help,” it added.