'New cargo route to pave way for enhanced Jordanian-Kazakh ties'

AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh on Monday met his Kazakh counterpart Nurlan Nigmatulin, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov over furthering joint cooperation in various fields.

During the Kazakh-held meeting, Tarawneh highlighted the importance of the new cargo route to be launched between the two countries aimed at increasing trade exchange, as well as entering a joint agreement in the investment field serving as a legal framework for bilateral cooperation, the Jordan news Agency, Petra, reported.

Sklyar said that the cargo route will be ready within 10 days, noting that it is important to exempt Jordanian businessmen from visa requirements.

Touching on the Jordanian-Kazakh position on different issues, Tarawneh reaffirmed the Kingdom's support to Kazakh initiatives, especially in the field of nuclear disarmament as well as its efforts in the Astana talks on Syria.

He also called on coordinating joint parliamentary stances, mainly on the Palestinian cause, stressing the Kingdom's steadfast position on Palestine, defending Jerusalem and the Hashemite Custodianship of Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem.

Nigmatulin drew attention to the role of exchanged visits in exploring the two countries' investment opportunities, lauding the Kingdom's investment-attracting environment, while calling for the bolstering of cooperation in the agriculture, transportation, medical, energy, educational and cultural exchange sectors.

Tarawneh's meeting comes a day before his participation in the 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.