Ammon News - Minister of Agriculture, Khaled Hneifat on Wednesday discussed with a delegation from the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water, ways to increase agricultural crops and foodstuffs exchange.

During a meeting with the Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water Ahmed bin Saleh Khomshi and his accompanying delegation, Hneifat stressed the "deep-rooted" Jordanian-Saudi relations, and the importance of exchanging joint expertise to develop the agricultural sector in both countries, lauding Saudi cooperation in all fields.

In turn, Khomshi pointed to Saudi Arabia's keenness to develop agricultural ties with Jordan and provide possible facilitations, while maintaining requirements of safety and quality of agricultural products imported into Saudi Arabia.

Later, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Muhammad Hiyari, and his Saudi counterpart, Ahmed bin Saleh Khomshi, held talks to discuss issues of common interest, the most important export obstacles and some procedures on the two countries' borders.

Hiyari said Jordan lauds Saudi Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water's cooperation and the "rapid" response to some follow-ups from the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture, stressing the importance of developing means of contact through a joint committee that solves difficulties and helps maintain sustainable exports.