Prime minister departs for US on official visit

AMMAN — Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Sunday departed for the US on a twoday official working visit on the heels of His Majesty King Abdullah’s recent visit to Washington, DC.

During the visit, the prime minister was scheduled to hold meetings with US officials to discuss ways to boost and expand relations, particularly in the economic sector He was accompanied by Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan, according to a Prime Ministry statement.