Ammon News - AMMAN (Petra) – Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour met on Monday with a delegation of the Indonesian National Resilience Institute, LEMHANNAS, which works to educate the cadres and the national leaders, and find solutions to the problems and challenges facing Indonesia at the local, regional and international levels.

Ensour stressed the government's readiness to cooperate with the institute and exchange expertise about the strategy to deal with the challenges, adding that Jordan was keen to forge closer cooperation with Indonesia in various fields.

The prime minister reviewed the current situation in the Middle East, mainly the Syrian crisis and its impact on Jordan, noting that the economic challenges facing the Kingdom resulted from the turbulent situation in the Middle East.

"All the problems and challenges facing the region result from a failure to find a just and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue," Ensour said, stressing the importance of the support provided by Indonesia on the Palestinian issue.

Members of the delegation voiced willingness to boost cooperation with Jordan and benefit from the Jordanian experience in dealing with various challenges.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Amin Mahmoud also met on Monday with Governor of the Indonesian National Defense Institute (Lemhannas) Budi Soepandji and the accompanying delegation.

Mahmoud briefed the visiting delegation about the existing cooperation between the two countries in all fields, especially the academic and educational spheres, and ways to bolster that.

He stressed the importance of cooperation in academic and scientific fields in developing bilateral ties, especially when it came to applied scientific research.

Mahmoud pointed out the good reputation enjoyed by Jordan's educational system, which boasts of a large number of public and private universities, and noted that thousands of Arab and international students chose to study at these universities, a fact that was the best evidence of the stature that Jordan's educational system now enjoys.

He pointed out the economic difficulties and challenges faced by the Kingdom, the turbulent political situation in the region and Jordan's efforts towards resolving the Palestinian issue.