Lebanon and Jordan have agreed to reinvigorate their bilateral ties, with a particular focus on trade, transport, and energy cooperation.
The announcement followed an official visit to Amman on Tuesday by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, accompanied by a high-level delegation that included Foreign Minister Joe Rajji.
In the Jordanian capital, Salam was received by King Abdullah II and held two rounds of talks with his Jordanian counterpart, Jaafar Hassan. The two leaders pledged to reactivate the Jordanian-Lebanese Higher Joint Commission this year, directing its efforts toward expanding cooperation in various economic sectors over the coming months.
Hassan reaffirmed Amman’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty, security, and prosperity, stressing Jordan’s backing for the extension of Lebanese state authority across the entire national territory.
For his part, Salam underlined Lebanon’s need for Jordan’s partnership at this critical juncture and called for broader regional support to help Beirut consolidate its sovereignty.
According to the Jordanian news agency Petra, these themes also dominated Salam’s audience with King Abdullah II, attended by Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II and the Jordanian prime minister. Discussions covered both Lebanese domestic challenges and wider regional dynamics.
King Abdullah reiterated Jordan’s “full support” for Lebanon and urged stronger economic cooperation between the two neighbors. He also called for close coordination with “brotherly and friendly countries” to bolster regional stability.
Turning to Syria, the monarch stressed that the security and stability of the neighboring country remain “a shared priority.” On the situation in Gaza, he renewed his call for an “immediate ceasefire” and greater humanitarian access to ease the suffering of civilians.
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