Prince Hussein meets S. Korean national assembly speaker on bilateral relations

AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Crown Prince Hussein on Thursday received Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Moon Hee-sang.

During the meeting, the Crown Prince and Moon discussed Jordanian-South Korean ties and the means to enhance them in all fields, according to a Royal Court statement. 

Crown Prince Hussein voiced appreciation for Seoul’s support to Jordan in various fields, especially in the economic, energy and development sectors, the statement said. 

For his part, Moon stressed his country’s keenness on bolstering cooperation with Jordan, voicing appreciation for Jordan’s efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region. 

Also on Thursday, Senate President Faisal Fayez met with Moon on bilateral ties and regional developments, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

During the meeting, Fayez stressed the importance of enhancing Amman-Seoul relations in all fields, calling for more joint economic ventures between the two countries in the transport, energy and mining industries, Petra reported.  

Fayez also called on Seoul and the international community to increase their support to Jordan in light of its increasing burdens resulting from hosting large numbers of Syrian refugees and the turbulent region, according to Petra.

He also called for more international efforts towards ending the Syrian crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution, emphasising the centrality of the Palestinian question to Jordan.

Moon voiced South Korea’s appreciation for Jordan’s humanitarian assistance to refugees and its efforts in combating terrorism and achieving regional peace and stability, Petra reported. 

The speaker also said that his country shares Jordan’s stance that the two-state solution is the only formula to ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Moon pledged to work through the national assembly to mobilise more South Korean support to refugee-burdened Jordan, according to Petra.

Also on Thursday, Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh held talks with Moon and an accompanying delegation on bilateral ties and other issues of mutual concern, Petra said.

During the meeting, Tarawneh voiced Jordan’s keenness on benefitting from Seoul’s economic expertise, calling for more Korean investments in the Kingdom’s mining, energy and IT sectors, according to Petra.

To remove all obstacles hindering the Amman-Seoul cooperation, Tarawneh called on the Korean side to solve the problems Jordanians face when they apply for a visa to South Korea for business and tourism purposes.

Moon pledged to discuss the visa issue with his country’s concerned agencies, vocing Seoul’s keenness on strengthening its relations with Jordan.