Jordan, Kuwait cooperation

Jordan's Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh discussed with Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Abdulwahab Ahmad Al-Bader means of further boosting trade and economic cooperation between the two countries Al-Bader said the fund was keen to enhance cooperation with Jordan, noting that Kuwait had received projects presented by Jordan to benefit from a grant that was approved by leaders of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries recently. He added that a team will visit the Kingdom to examine the best means to finance these projects. During the meeting, Tarawneh was briefed on talks held by Al-Bader with the finance minister on mechanisms to utilize the Gulf grant to Jordan, and with the minister of planning and international cooperation on possibilities of benefiting from the fund to establish a natural gas terminal in Aqaba. He was also briefed on the JD37.5 million grant agreement that was signed by the government and the Kuwaiti fund to finance the third expansion project of Al Samra Power Generation Station. (QNA)