French president due in Amman on April 19

By JT - Apr 07,2016 - Last updated at Apr 07,2016

AMMAN — French President François Hollande is scheduled to visit the Kingdom on April 19 and meet with His Majesty King Abdullah, a Royal Court statement said Thursday.

The two leaders are scheduled to discuss bilateral relations, partnership, supporting regional stability and combatting terrorism.

As part of his visit, Hollande is due to attend the Jordanian-French economic forum to be hosted in Amman, in which businesspeople from both countries are expected to take part and discuss prospects of cooperation.

Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania in January 2015 participated in a march “of defiance and sorrow” in Paris to pay tribute to victims of terrorism in France.

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