The Speaker of the Parliament, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, and his Jordanian counterpart, Ahmed Al-Safadi, signed a joint statement of 5 points, including support for the outcomes of the Aqaba meetings on Syria and support for efforts aimed at stopping the Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip.
A joint statement was issued from the official talks held by Al-Mashhadani and Al-Safadi, in the presence of members of the Permanent Bureau in the Parliament, the Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Chairman of the Jordanian-Iraqi Parliamentary Brotherhood Committee, as well as members of the Iraqi Parliament representing heads and members of parliamentary committees and blocs, said the reporter of the Iraqi News Agency - INA.
He added that "Al-Safadi appreciated Al-Mashhadani's visit to the Kingdom as the first official visit he has made since assuming the presidency of the parliament in Iraq, and the talks concluded with the signing of a joint statement that stated:
First - Strengthening coordination between Jordan and Iraq; to confront the challenges imposed by the circumstances of the region, support the brothers in Syria, respect their will, and the necessity of protecting the security of Syria and its citizens, preserving the unity of their lands, 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.
Second - Strengthening the prospects for Jordanian-Iraqi economic cooperation, removing any obstacles that prevent this, and organizing mutual visits by parliamentary committees and chambers of industry and commerce in both countries, which contributes to opening investment in various fields, and working to establish cultural and educational cooperation agreements, as well as benefiting from mutual experiences in the sectors of agriculture, energy and construction.
Third - The importance of completing the project to extend the oil pipeline from Basra to Aqaba, which is considered an economic artery for transportation for the benefit of the two countries and working to support various joint bilateral and tripartite projects with the brothers in Egypt.
Fourth - Support all efforts aimed at stopping the brutal Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip, reject attempts to displace our brothers in the Strip and the West Bank, work to double efforts to deliver relief supplies to the Strip, reject all forms of extremist actions by settlers against our brothers in various Palestinian territories, and reject violations committed against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.
Fifth - Coordinating joint parliamentary positions between the Iraqi and Jordanian Parliaments, based on a long and extended history of solid fraternal relations between the two countries and peoples, in a way that contributes to achieving common interests and defending the issues of the nation.