AMMAN —
During a meeting on Wednesday, head of the
Lower House Foreign Affairs
Committee, Khaldoun Haina, and the Ambassador of China to Jordan, Chen
Chuandong, discussed bilateral ties, the Palestinian cause, and investment,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
During the
meeting, Haina said that the Palestinian issue is a “key and pivotal” issue for
the Arab nation and a priority for
King Abdullah. Haina also emphasized the
need to step up efforts to support the Middle East peace process and end the
stalemate in negotiations.
Committee members
praised China’s position in support of Palestinians and the Hashemite
custodianship over Jerusalem’s Muslim and Christian holy sites.
For his part, the
Chinese envoy lauded Jordan’s solid stance on bringing peace to the region and
its defense of the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of its people.
He added that
China is keen to develop “the deep rooted relations” between the two countries,
especially in the economic field, through increasing Chinese investments in
Jordan, namely in the energy, telecom, transportation, agriculture, green
economy, digital economy, and smart manufacturing fields.
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