Iraqi and Jordanian parliaments agree on the necessity of completing the oil pipeline between the two countries
Iraqi and Jordanian parliaments agree on the necessity of completing the oil pipeline between the two countries
2024-12-19 03:47
Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, and the Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, Ahmed Al-Safadi, agreed on the necessity of completing the oil pipeline between the two countries.
This came in a joint statement following the official talks held between Al-Mashhadani and Al-Safadi in the presence of members of the Permanent Bureau in the House of Representatives, the Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Chairwoman of the Jordanian-Iraqi Parliamentary Brotherhood Committee, and members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives representing heads and members of parliamentary committees and blocs.
The talks concluded with the signing of a joint statement that stressed “enhancing coordination between Jordan and Iraq to confront the challenges imposed by the circumstances of the region, supporting the brothers in Syria, respecting their will, and the necessity of protecting the security of Syria and its citizens, preserving the unity of their lands and ensuring the representation of all their components in the political process, and supporting the outcomes of the meetings hosted by the Jordanian city of Aqaba regarding the situation in Syria.”
The statement also referred to “enhancing the prospects of Jordanian-Iraqi economic cooperation, removing any obstacles that hinder this, and organizing mutual visits by parliamentary committees and chambers of industry and commerce in both countries, which contributes to opening investment windows in various fields, working to establish cultural and educational cooperation agreements, and benefiting from mutual experiences in the sectors of agriculture, energy and construction.”
The Iraqi-Jordanian statement stressed “the importance of completing the project to extend the oil pipeline from Basra to Aqaba, which is considered an important economic transport artery for the benefit of the two countries, and working to support various joint bilateral and tripartite projects with our brothers in Egypt.”
He announced support for all efforts aimed at stopping the brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip, rejecting attempts to displace our brothers in the Strip and the West Bank, working to double efforts to deliver relief supplies to the Strip, rejecting all forms of extremist actions by settlers against our brothers in various Palestinian territories, and rejecting the violations being practiced against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
He pointed out “the coordination of joint parliamentary positions between the Jordanian and Iraqi Houses of Representatives, based on a long and extended history of solid fraternal relations between the two countries and peoples, which contributes to achieving common interests and defending the issues of the nation.”
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