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Ammon News - Senate President, Faisal Fayez, affirmed the "deep-rooted" Jordanian-Egyptian relations based on mutual respect, common interests, and efforts to serve Arab just causes.

During his meeting on Wednesday, with Egyptian Ambassador to Jordan, Mohammad Samir, Fayez said bilateral relations are "solid," thanks to keenness of His Majesty King Abdullah II and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to strengthen and build on ties in various political, economic and investment fields.

Fayez also stressed the importance of increasing joint cooperation, activating bilateral agreements, facilitating movement of inter-trade traffic and removing any related obstacles.

Fayez said the region's "delicate" circumstances require pan-Arab unity to face and solve surrounding challenges.

Fayez said Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership in its second session, which was hosted by Jordan Tuesday at the Dead Sea, under His Majesty King Abdullah II'chairmanship, and the recent tripartite Jordanian-Iraqi-Egyptian meetings, constitute an "advanced" step in the framework for strengthening joint Arab action.

These moves are a "positive and advanced" step aimed to develop cooperation and strengthen partnership relations in various fields, which would overcome the various challenges facing the Arab countries, he said.

In addition, he noted these moves affirm "firm" desire of Arab countries to increase coordination and push joint efforts, aimed to achieve economic and strategic integration.

For his part, Egyptian envoy hailed the "high" level of "strategic" Egyptian-Jordanian relations in various fields.

The diplomat also highlighted importance of Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership and the recent tripartite Jordanian-Iraqi-Egyptian summits at the leaders' level, with a "remarkable" dimension and impact on the regional and international arenas, calling on implementing their outcomes to serve common interests.

The meeting dealt with the importance of building on and strengthening Egyptian-Jordanian relations in various fields and sectors, foremost are the economic and investment areas, which would address the two countries' economic and development challenges, according to a Senate statement.