AMMAN — Chair of the Lower House Water and
Agriculture Committee, Muhammad Al-Alaqmeh, confirmed that the committee will
hold a meeting with the Minister of Water Mohammad Al-Najjar regarding reports
on a
water agreement that was signed with Israel, Jo24 reported.
اضافة اعلان
“We want to know if the government has signed such an
agreement. Why was it not presented to
Parliament? Who is the party that signed
the agreement? The Jordanian Constitution obliges the
government to present any
agreement to Parliament if it involves using funds from the Treasury,” Alaqma
said.
He added that the committee raised the question of whether a
letter of intent was signed or if an agreement was reached between Jordan and
Israel.
Israeli media reported this week that Israel will start
supplying the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Jordan with desalinated water, with
one Israeli official describing it as “an ambitious step”.
According to Israeli media, Israel’s Water Authority and the
Mekorot company will begin pumping desalinated water from the Mediterranean Sea
and groundwater to Lake Tiberias.
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