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Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Saturday visited Egypt's New Administrative Capital, eastern Cairo.

At the Cabinet headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, Khasawneh and Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly held a session of bilateral talks, followed by an expanded one attended by relevant officials from both sides and dealt with bilateral ties and issues of common interest.

The two prime ministers lauded the deep-rooted and strategic ties between Jordan and Egypt, and their keenness to develop aspects of inter-cooperation and benefit from successful experiences and expertise, especially in light of the remarkable development of relations led by His Majesty King Abdullah and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

The expanded meeting, which was attended by the government delegation accompanying Khasawneh and Jordan ambassador to Egypt, the premier was briefed on the idea of the new administrative capital project, its implementation plan and stages, and mechanisms of cooperation and coordination between state institutions and the Egyptian armed forces.

Khasawneh stressed the government's keenness to benefit from major expertise and projects in Egypt, and to enhance coordination and cooperation between Jordanian and Egyptian government agencies in accessing and benefiting from them.

He expressed his admiration for the advanced level of the new administrative capital, which reflects the speed and level of achievement being realized in Egypt, and the process of development and advancement it is witnessing in various fields.

"We are witnessing a model of a clear and tangible achievement," Khasawneh said.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Egyptian Prime Minister welcomed the visit of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh to the new administrative capital, as the first visit of an Arab official at this level to examine the project, and which confirms the strength of coordination between Jordan and Egypt and the keenness to exchange expertise and benefit from experiences in both countries.

The Egyptian Prime Minister explained the planning, financing and implementation strategy on which the New Administrative Capital project is based on, and the governmental, residential, cultural and service facilities and neighborhoods that it includes, to serve as an integrated city on an area of 170,000 acres, and its implementation is supervised by the New Urban Communities Authority and the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Khasawneh and Madbouly toured key projects, facilities and landmarks in the Administrative Capital, during which relevant officials gave a briefing on these projects, their progress, the level of achievement and the future stages of the projects, some of which are under construction.

Senior officials from both countries attended the meeting.