Bucharest, 27 July 2022 (TDI): Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Al Safadi discussed bilateral relations in Bucharest on 26 July.
They also focused on cooperation in the field of agriculture, food security, energy, and information technology.
“We’ll continue to focus on deliverables on trade, agriculture, education, tourism&cybersecurity,” Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu wrote on Twitter.
Real pleasure to hold political consultations with FM @AymanHsafadi🇯🇴 today,reconfirming the views we share & the common will to deepen our excellent dialogue&make it even more strategic. We’ll continue to focus on delivrables on trade,agriculture,education, tourism&cybersecurity pic.twitter.com/NbvGXIh5mj
— Bogdan Aurescu (@BogdanAurescu) July 26, 2022
Romania will provide 16 scholarships in the field of Medical science. They also discussed food security and the export of wheat to Jordon.
The Foreign Minister of Jordan Ayman Al Safadi called it an” Excellent meeting”.
Excellent meet with #Romania FM @BogdanAurescu on furthering our strong cooperation & deep friendship. We signed a protocol by which Romania will offer 16 more scholarships to medical students. Discussed food security & wheat exports to Jordan & facilitating visa issuance 1/2 pic.twitter.com/2fGR3CA1hH
— Ayman Safadi (@AymanHsafadi) July 26, 2022
The Romanian Foreign Minister also called Jordon an important security and trade ally in the Middle East.
#Jordan is a highly important political, security&trade partner of 🇷🇴 in the Middle East.Also discussed with @AymanHsafadi ways to advance our cooperation at level of NATO, EU & other multilateral fora and tackled important regional files, like #MEPP & our joint related action
— Bogdan Aurescu (@BogdanAurescu) July 26, 2022
Moreover, The Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi also met Marcel Ciolacu, President of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies.
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The two leaders discussed prospects for cooperation between the two countries.
Productive meeting with @AymanHsafadi . Romania is making sustained efforts to reduce t/negative effects of 🇷🇺’s military aggression against 🇺🇦. We remain focused to have more resilient supply chains & a stronger economic 🇷🇴- 🇯🇴 partnership. pic.twitter.com/6dMnGCmeWr
— Marcel Ciolacu (@CiolacuMarcel) July 26, 2022
Signing a protocol
Aside from the meeting, the two countries also signed an amended protocol. This protocol is to extend cooperation in the field of education, culture, tourism, and information. It also includes an increase in the number of medical scholarships for Jordanian students from 10 to 26 scholarships.
وقع @AymanHsafadi ونظيره وزير الخارجية الروماني @BogdanAurescu، اليوم في #بخارست، على بروتوكول معدل لبرنامج التعاون في مجالات التعليم والثقافة والسياحة والإعلام بين #الأردن و #رومانيا، ويتضمن البروتوكول المعدل زيادة في أعداد منح الطب للطلبة الأردنيين من ١٠ إلى ٢٦ منحة@MAERomania pic.twitter.com/tWya5vOQS6
— وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين الأردنية (@ForeignMinistry) July 26, 2022
Bilateral Relations
The relations between the two countries have always been cordial in both political and economic fields. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an important ally of Romania in the Middle east region.
The two countries established diplomatic relations on 2 April 1965. In 1974, the two countries also opened diplomatic missions at the level of the Embassy.
