AMMAN — Jordan and Syria on Monday signed 11 cooperation agreements, covering transport, investment, agriculture, water, civil aviation, education, food security, public administration, environmental protection and youth.

 

The signing took place at the conclusion of the third session of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council, attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, Al Mamlaka TV reported.

 

The agreements included an MoU between the two countries' transport ministries on railway connectivity, as well as an agreement between the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC) and Syria’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport to enhance technical cooperation and exchange expertise.

 

In the water sector, the two sides signed an MoU between the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Syrian Ministry of Energy to implement a cloud seeding project in the Yarmouk River basin.

 

Another MoU was signed between the Ministry of Investment and the Syrian Investment Authority to strengthen cooperation in their respective fields, alongside a bilateral protocol on food security.

 

In agriculture, the two countries' ministries signed an MoU to enhance cooperation. The Ministry of Environment and the Syrian Ministry of Local Administration and Environment signed an MoU on environmental protection.

 

The package also included an executive programme for educational cooperation for 2027–2029 between the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and its Syrian counterpart.

 

The two sides also signed an executive programme under an agreement on scientific cooperation, covering exchange scholarships and mutual visits for 2027, 2028 and 2029 in higher education and scientific research.

 

In public administration, an MoU was signed between the Public Service and Administration Commission and the Syrian Ministry of Administrative Development to cooperate on governance and civil service management.

 

The two sides also signed an MoU between the Ministry of Youth and the Syrian Ministry of Sports and Youth to strengthen the capacities of youth institutions and their staff.