AMMAN —
The Jordanian-German negotiations on development cooperation for 2022-2023
concluded on Friday, with Germany pledging to offer new development assistance
to Jordan worth 413.9 million euros, according to a local media outlet.
اضافة اعلان
The negotiations
were chaired by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser
Al-Shraideh and German Parliamentary Minister of State in the Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development Niels Annen.
Attending the
meeting were representatives of the German Agency for International Cooperation
(GIZ), the German Federal Institute for Geosciences (BGR), the German
Development Bank (KFW), the German National Standards Institute (PTB), and
relevant Jordanian ministries and institutions.
The 413.9
million-euro assistance package includes development aid to Jordan worth 318.4
million euros for 2022 and 2023, financial cooperation grants worth 179 million
euros for development projects, grants worth 89.4 million euros consisting of
technical cooperation support for development projects, development loans worth
50 million euros in the water sector, and humanitarian aid for the current year
at a value of 95.5 million euros to support Jordan in dealing with the Syrian
refugee crisis, Shraideh said.
The total aid
included an additional grant for the National Water Carrier project worth 15
million euros, bringing German grants offered in 2022 for this strategic project
to 65 million euros.
Shraideh lauded
the strategic partnership with Germany, which serves the interests of the two
friendly countries, and expressed Jordan’s appreciation for Germany’s
assistance toward priority projects, in addition to the assistance to meet the
needs of the communities hosting Syrian refugees.
Germany is one of
Jordan’s main development partners, especially in the water sector, the
minister said, highlighting the importance of the financial and technical
assistance, which reflects Germany’s understanding of the challenges the
Jordanian economy faces at this stage and its willingness to stand by Jordan as
a reliable partner, to help it confront these challenges.
Shraideh briefed
the German delegation on the various comprehensive economic, administrative,
and political reform programs that Jordan is implementing within the framework
of the Economic Modernization Vision, the public sector modernization plan, and
the political modernization process, as announced and adopted by the government
at the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah.
The minister called on
Germany to maintain its support to Jordan, to help it implement reform programs
in various developmental sectors.
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