Iraq and Jordan to increase security cooperation
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq will conclude a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Jordanian defense ministry to increase security cooperation, the Iraqi national security advisor said in a statement on Tuesday following a meeting with the National Security Agents Council.
According to the statement from Qasim al-Araji the council approved the proceeding of a “memorandum of understanding regarding security cooperation between the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.”
Iraq and Jordan have shared stronger relations over the past few years.
Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt held a tripartite meeting in Baghdad last year, during which they discussed cooperation in the fields of security, military, and intelligence.
The leaders of all three countries issued a joint statement after the meeting, which comprised of 28 points that discussed the outcome of the summit.
The three countries said they would strengthen cooperation in the gas and electricity sector, with Iraqi oil to be exported to Egypt and Jordan through the Arab Gas Line and a crude oil line linking Basra to the Jordanian city of Aqaba, it added.
Travel will also be facilitated between Baghdad, Cairo and Amman, with investment and business partnerships to be encouraged.
Further cooperation in the field of agriculture is also needed, they concluded.
Under former Iraqi PM Adil Abdul Mahdi, Iraq placed emphasis on cooperation and improved relations with neighbouring countries - including Egypt and Jordan.
Iraq and Jordan signed an agreement in February 2019 through which Iraq would lift tariffs on Jordanian products, while Jordan would buy 10,000 barrels of oil per day from Iraq.
Iraq, Jordan and Egypt agreed on closer economic cooperation in March 2019, when a first summit was held in Cairo.
According to the statement from Qasim al-Araji the council approved the proceeding of a “memorandum of understanding regarding security cooperation between the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.”
Iraq and Jordan have shared stronger relations over the past few years.
Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt held a tripartite meeting in Baghdad last year, during which they discussed cooperation in the fields of security, military, and intelligence.
The leaders of all three countries issued a joint statement after the meeting, which comprised of 28 points that discussed the outcome of the summit.
The three countries said they would strengthen cooperation in the gas and electricity sector, with Iraqi oil to be exported to Egypt and Jordan through the Arab Gas Line and a crude oil line linking Basra to the Jordanian city of Aqaba, it added.
Travel will also be facilitated between Baghdad, Cairo and Amman, with investment and business partnerships to be encouraged.
Further cooperation in the field of agriculture is also needed, they concluded.
Under former Iraqi PM Adil Abdul Mahdi, Iraq placed emphasis on cooperation and improved relations with neighbouring countries - including Egypt and Jordan.
Iraq and Jordan signed an agreement in February 2019 through which Iraq would lift tariffs on Jordanian products, while Jordan would buy 10,000 barrels of oil per day from Iraq.
Iraq, Jordan and Egypt agreed on closer economic cooperation in March 2019, when a first summit was held in Cairo.