LONDON: Jordan and Qatar signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding during the fifth session of the Joint Higher Committee on Sunday.

The MoUs enhance bilateral cooperation across various sectors, including politics, economics, tourism, religion, and youth initiatives, between Doha and Amman.

The signature ceremony took place after a meeting between Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi, and Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.

Safadi and Al-Thani held a separate meeting attended by several officials, including Jordan’s Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Yarub Qudah; Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Emad Hijazeen; Qatar’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al-Thani; and the chair of Qatar Tourism, Saad bin Ali Al-Kharji.

The meeting focused on strengthening strategic relations and discussed regional developments, emphasizing the need to end the Gaza crisis and establish a Palestinian state.