AMMAN —
Assistance in grants, loans and technical cooperation in economic and services
fields provided by
Japan to Jordan since 1974 until March 2022 totaled $4
billion, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
اضافة اعلان
Chargé d’Affaires
at the Japanese embassy
Netsu Shuntaro said that Jordan-Japan relations are
based not only on historical ties between the royal and imperial families, but
also on strong relations between the two peoples.
Japan supports
Jordan in maintaining its status as the cornerstone of peace and stability in
the region, Shuntaro said.
Jordan is rich in
archaeological, cultural and natural sites, and Japan recognizes the important
role of Jordan’s tourism sector in promoting self-reliance and sustainable
economic development and in creating jobs, he added.
The Japan
International Cooperation Agency (
JICA) is in charge of Japan’s official
development assistance. It began operating in Jordan in 1985. JICA helped
establish five museums across Jordan, the latest being the Petra Museum, for
which Japan provided a grant of approximately JD5 million, according to the
Japanese embassy.
His Majesty King
Abdullah laid the foundation stone of the museum in 2014. Construction began in
2017 and ended a year later, and the museum was officially opened by HRH Crown
Prince Hussein in April 2019.
The embassy noted
that the
Petra Museum app, available in Google Play and Apple Store, which
offers features, including an exhibition map to help visitors explore the
museum, was developed for a virtual tour; it is supported by a text and audio
description of some 40 exhibits in Arabic, English and Japanese.
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