NATO leaders accept the decision to establish a liaison office for the alliance in Jordan – Watan News

2024-07-11 06:24:34

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Homeland Today: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs announced the establishment of a NATO liaison office in Jordan, which will help strengthen cooperative relations with the alliance.
At the 2024 NATO Leaders’ Summit in Washington, the Allies adopted an action plan to strengthen the cooperation approach in the Middle East and North Africa region to keep up with developments in regional and global security matters commitment to strengthen cooperation with the southern neighboring countries, including: This is by establishing a NATO liaison office in Jordan, which is the first liaison office in the region, according to a joint statement between the ministry and the alliance.
The decision to open the office, which was announced in the final statement of the NATO summit in Lithuania in July 2023, is a milestone in the deep strategic partnership between Jordan and the alliance, as the alliance recognizes the role central Jordan i. achieve regional and international stability, and commends long-standing achievements in combating cross-border threats such as terrorism and violent extremism.
The office will also contribute, as a representative office of the Alliance, to strengthening political dialogue and cooperation in areas of common interest between NATO and Jordan.
The office will improve ongoing communication between Jordan and the Alliance in a way that will help improve a deeper understanding of national and regional contexts and achieve the desired progress in implementing partnership programs and activities, including holding conferences, courses, and training programs in fields. such as strategic analysis, emergency planning, public diplomacy, cyber security, and climate change management.
The establishment of the NATO Liaison Office in Amman builds on nearly three decades of deep bilateral relations, particularly through NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue, and its establishment aims to enhance political dialogue and streamline practical cooperation between the Alliance and Jordan, and is it is a natural development in the Union. a growing relationship between Jordan and the Alliance stretching back to 1996.