Jordanian government signed grant agreement with Saudi

The Jordanian government signed Wednesday with the Saudi Development Fund (SDF) a grant agreement to implement traffic intersections in Amman, with a total cost of $60 million, as part of the Saudi share in the Gulf grant.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury and SDF Deputy Chairman Yousef bin Ibrahim al-Bassam signed the agreement on behalf of the government and SDF respectively, in the presence of Prime Minister Hani Mulqi.

The projects include constructing bridges with a total length of 1,370 meters and 220-meter tunnels on three main intersections in the capital: the central fruit and vegetable market intersection, Hurria and Quds streets intersection and Marj al-Hamam intersection with the Amman-Dead Sea Road.

On the sidelines of the signing ceremony, Mulqi met with Bassam and expressed Jordan’s appreciation to the continuous support of Saudi Arabia.

The Prime Minister stressed that the support of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries has contributed to enhancing Jordan’s resilience and capability to face challenges, which have been exacerbated by hosting large numbers of Syrian refugees.

This support, he added, enabled the Kingdom to overcome challenges and provide basic services to Syrian refugees, mainly in the education and health sectors. He also highlighted the importance of implementing the intersections’ projects in Amman in order to help reduce traffic jams in the capital and help citizens save time and effort.

This support, he added, enabled the Kingdom to overcome challenges and provide basic services to Syrian refugees, mainly in the education and health sectors.

For his part, Bassam commended the level of cooperation between the SDF and the Jordanian government, stressing that this cooperation, which dates back to 40 years, has been “excellent” in terms of development and implementing schemes