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  The President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , and His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan today held talks to enhance the close ties between the two nations and ways to further expand cooperation and cooperation discuss. President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed welcomed the King of Jordan to Al-Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi and conveyed his best wishes to His Majesty and the people of Jordan. the economy. The two leaders reviewed existing areas of the partnership and explored ways to further develop the relationship, particularly in the areas of development and economics

     O n Thursday   Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi and his Jordanian counterpart laid the cornerstone for an electricity grid interconnection project aimed at tackling Iraq's chronic power shortage. The project is part of a larger plan to establish a pan-Arab power market by connecting the Gulf Co-operation Council, comprising Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman, with Egypt, Jordan and Iraq. Mr Al Kadhimi said the project on the Iraq-Jordan border in western Anbar province was a reflection of "the policy of openness and co-operation" adopted by his government, according to a statement released by the prime minister's office. Mr Al Kadhimi and Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al Khasawneh also discussed "ways to develop bilateral relations and regional co-operation", it added.

  Official visit aims to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, the official Jordanian state news agency said. The king and Sultan Haitham will discuss "established brotherly relations" and regional developments , according to the report. Queen Rania is accompanying the king on the two-day visit. The royal couple were met at the at a private airport in Muscat by Sultan Haitham, both nations' state news agencies confirmed. Jordan and Oman are close US allies, and both have military pacts with Washington. Oman also has friendly ties with Tehran. Jordan, despite its reservations about the expansion of Iranian proxies in Syria, steers away from directly criticising Iran Over the past decade, security ties between Jordan and Oman have strengthened, with King Abdullah praising the Sultanate for mediating disputes in the region. Jordan has military advisers in Oman, while Omani troops have participated in US supervised military drills in the kingdom.