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Jordan Daily - Jordan and Syria agreed to deepen economic integration, expand transport cooperation and improve coordination on customs and water management during a high-level meeting in Damascus on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani reviewed progress on agreements reached at the second Jordanian-Syrian Higher Coordination Council meeting held in Amman in April.
The two sides welcomed the implementation of a new trade exchange mechanism and discussed measures to facilitate the movement of trucks and boost bilateral and transit trade. They also reviewed cooperation in air, land, sea and rail transport.
In the water sector, officials agreed to advance joint projects, including a study to develop the Yarmouk basin and the launch of a joint operational water platform.
During the visit, the two countries signed an air services agreement aimed at strengthening aviation links.
Safadi and Shaibani also discussed regional developments and agreed to hold the third session of the Higher Coordination Council in Damascus in October.
Jordan reiterated its support for Syria’s reconstruction and recovery efforts, while both sides called for full implementation of a roadmap to stabilize southern Syria and rejected any partition or separatist plans. They also condemned Israeli aggression in Syria, calling for an immediate withdrawal to the lines set out in the 1974 disengagement agreement.
