Barzani in Jordan for World Economic Forum
21-05-2015 02:52 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - President Masoud Barzani a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation has arrived in Jordan to meet top officials and take part in the World Economic Forum, the office of the presidency announced Thursday.
The World Economic Forum will be held from Thursday to Saturday in the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center near the Dead Sea banks. According the website, a raft of issues will be discussed, including regional governance, human rights and the current in oil prices.
Among the top leaders expected to attend the event are Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, Jordan's King Abdullah II and the president of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas .
Issues related to the region's stability and refugee crisis will be also be discussed, said Imad Fakhouri, Jordan's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.
Last year, Barzani met Jordan's King Abdullah II in Jordan to strengthen economic and political relations.
*Rudaw