A Jordanian-Moroccan hospitality and tourism training project will be launched in the Hashemite Kingdom as part of the strategic partnership between the two countries, Moroccan Ambassador Sidi Muhammad Khaled Al-Nasiri announced on Saturday.
He told a press conference at Amman, to mark the 23rd anniversary of Moroccan King Mohammed VI’s accession to the throne, that the partnership includes projects in renewable energy, agriculture and tourism sectors.
It also includes the exchange of expertise in disciplines related to tourism, food industry, construction, public works and water resources management.
The envoy stressed Jordan’s pivotal role in joint Arab efforts and regional issues.
He commended the Hashemite Kingdom’s constant support of Rabat’s position on the Western Sahara and its call for the preservation of Morocco’s territorial integrity in line with Rabat’s autonomy initiative, international references and Security Council resolutions.
He said that the trade volume between Jordan and Morocco stood at about 64 million Jordanian dinars in 2020.
The envoy said that Jordan and Morocco have signed over 115 agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in political, economic, health, educational, cultural, media, tourism, energy, minerals, sports, military and social affairs fields.
Al-Nasiri said that the two countries see tourism, commerce, services, phosphates, textiles and pharmaceuticals as areas of priority for addressing any barriers to trade flow between them.
He also said Morocco allocates 60 scholarships to Jordanian students in various disciplines at the higher education levels.
Al-Nasiri said that Morocco advocates for finding a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that fulfills the aspiration of the Palestinian people for setting up an independent and viable state on the June 4, 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He also underlined the importance of the Hashemite custodianship over holy sites in Jerusalem.