Eurasian partnership comes to fore at Kazakh meeting

AMMAN — Senate President Faisal Fayez called for setting clear strategies and mechanisms to instil a culture of coexistence and acceptance through partnerships that unify efforts towards serving the common interests of Eurasian Countries.

Delivering a speech during the Kazakh-held Fourth Meeting of Speakers of the Eurasian Countries' Parliaments titled "Greater Eurasia", which includes 90 speakers from parliaments and parliamentary organisations from Asia and Europe, Fayez highlighted that collective efforts based on trust and respect would help overcome global chaos caused by violation of international law.

He also called on the gathering to effectively collaborate to achieve the aims of the meeting, which covers building trust and bolstering partnerships and cooperation among Eurasian countries.

Talks also touched on the Kingdom's support for the Gulf Cooperation Council's efforts, mainly those initiated by Saudi Arabia to maintain regional security and stability, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He also touched upon the Kingdom’s humanitarian role in shouldering the burden of hosting some 1.3 million Syrian refugees on behalf of the international community, amid economic hardships caused by regional conflicts.

He asserted that doing so is “not a favour”, but a moral, humanitarian and legal duty.

Meanwhile, during his participation in the meetings, Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh said that regional development and stability cannot be achieved while certain "states and entities" refuse to abide by the international legitimacy resolutions.

The prospects of Eurasian partnerships and cooperation has previously been hindered by proxy wars, Tarawneh said, as he called on the gathering to push for the two-state solution as a secured way of peace that would guarantee the establishment of the Palestinian state.

Tarawneh also lauded Kazakhstan's efforts towards nuclear disarmament, urging that capabilities are utilised to achieve sustainable development and economic integration, along with bettering investment environments, rather than fuelling tensions.

Highlighting the importance of the Silk Route, Tarawneh drew attention to the need for legislative ground rules in order to ease cooperation, Petra added.

Tarawneh met with his Kazakh counterpart Nurlan Nigmatulin, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov over advancing joint cooperation in various fields.

Sklyar has pledged that a new cargo route between Jordan and Kazakhstan will be ready within 10 days.