Iraq and Jordan deliberate on Security Cooperation

 Mazen Al-Faraya, the Interior Minister of Jordan, recently met with his Iraqi counterpart, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari to discuss effective ways to improve security cooperation.

The discussion focuses on numerous important aspects pertaining to regional security and cooperation such as the movement of goods, vehicles, and people across the two nations. Security and administrative expertise were also exchanged between the two leaders.

During his stay in Baghdad, Mazen Al-Faraya plans to meet with several other Iraqi officials.

Al Shammari emphasized the necessity of collaboration between the two nations to address regional security challenges as well as the growth of economic cooperation in a way that enhances development in the two nations.

The Jordanian Minister of Interior responded by reiterating his nation's willingness to improve relations with Iraq on a number of security-related fronts, chief among them the fight against drugs and collaborative efforts to combat it.

Jordan-Iraq bilateral ties

In January 2023, the President of Iraq, Abdulatif Rashid, and Jordan's prime minister, Bisher Hani Al-Khasawneh, deliberated on the importance of cooperation between the two nations across multiple sectors in order to achieve regional prosperity.

Among other topics, the Amman-Baghdad-Cairo mechanism was stressed upon as a crucial route to boosting the regional economy. The main components of the mechanism are the creation of an industrial zone on the Jordanian-Iraqi border and the construction of a pipeline to transport gas and oil from Iraq to the frontiers of Jordan and Egypt.