AMMAN, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and Palestine on Monday signed 14 agreements and memoranda of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in various fields.
The documents were signed on the closing day of the Jordanian-Palestinian Joint Cooperation Committee's 14th meeting in Amman, with both sides agreeing to establish a technical follow-up committee to monitor and ensure the implementation of the deals, the state-run Petra news agency reported.
The agreements covered political consultations between the two sides as well as cooperation in industry, infrastructure, housing, communications, digital economy, tourism, humanitarian assistance, social development, and religious affairs, among others, said the report.
Speaking at the meeting on Monday, Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh said the meeting comes in light of the continued Israeli "onslaught" on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which must be stopped immediately, and unprecedented escalation of Israeli settler violence and land confiscation in the West Bank.
He said everyone should realize the magnitude of suffering facing Palestinians, including killing, displacement, and starvation, and the damage inflicted on the Palestinian economy, stressing that Jordan had exerted intensive diplomatic efforts to stop the "barbaric aggression" in Gaza and to continue providing necessary assistance to the Palestinians.
Also at the closing meeting, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa stressed the economic and livelihood consequences of the derailing security and political conditions in Gaza and the West Bank.
"Nearly half a million Palestinians have lost their jobs since Oct. 7 due to the continuous bloodshed, which has not been seen since World War II. It also affects stability and security in the region," he added.
He welcomed Jordan's plan to host a high-level international conference on June 11 to address the humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
He stressed the need for an immediate and serious ceasefire in Gaza and for a serious political process that would lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem, which is of utmost importance and is the gateway to resolving all crises in the region. ■
