President Pranab Mukherjee was on 2 days visit to Jordan on the invitation of King Abdullah-II Ibn Al Hussein.
- In 65 years Shri Pranab Mukherjee was the first Indian President to visit Jordan after Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi visit in 1988.
India, Jordon inked Six MoUs to enhance cooperation
| MoU | Signed Between | About |
| On Maritime Transport | India and Kingdom of Jordan | Cooperation, Strengthening and development of relations in merchant shipping and transport |
| Training programmes for diplomats | Foreign Service Institute and Jordan Institute of Diplomacy | Exchange of trainees, students, faculty members and experts |
| On IT and Electronics | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of India Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Kingdom of Jordan | Implementing Institutional and Capacity Building cooperation programme |
| Cultural Exchange Programme for 2015-17 | Govt of India and Kingdom of Jordan | Executive Programme in the fields of Art & culture, Mass media etc.
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| Standardization and Conformity Assessment | Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) | Aim of exchanging necessary information and expertise between the Parties |
| Exchange of news through the Internet | Jordan News Agency (Petra) and Press Trust of India (PTI) | Professional attraction and Accepting the right to use the said news for distribution to their subscribers |
Apart from above
- Both Nation heads inaugurated the world’s largest sulphuric acid plant in Eshidiya, Amman. It is a JV between IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd) and JPMC (Jordanian Phosphate Mines Company) and has a cost of $860mn. IFFCO is having 52% stake.
- To promote trade and economic cooperation India has extended a line of credit of $100mn to Jordan.
KEYS
Jordan Capital – Amman
Jordan Currency – Jordanian Dinar
Jordan President – Prince Ali
Jordan PM – Abdullah Ensour
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