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Ammon News - Interior Minister Mazen Faraiah and Japanese Ambassador to Jordan Shimazaki Kaoru on Sunday discussed means to develop bilateral ties in fields of mutual interest, mainly security and economy, Jordan News Agency Petra reported.

Faraiah highlighted the distinguished Jordanian-Japanese ties, and the need to make the most of both countries’ knowledge of counter-terrorism, which often stems from difficult economic conditions and lack of job opportunities, in order to achieve regional and global peace and stability.

The minister reiterated that Japan is a strategic partner for Jordan, praising the Japanese support for the national economic in facing regional crises, and calling for a higher level of economic and investment cooperation as Jordan is becoming an attractive environment for foreign investments, according to Petra.

The envoy valued the Kingdom’s remarkable development process at all levels, voicing his country’s willingness to push forward bilateral cooperation to serve the interests of the two countries.