Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Sources, Karim Badawi, and Jordan’s Minister of Power and Mineral Sources, Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, mentioned increasing bilateral cooperation in pure gasoline, mining, and power infrastructure throughout talks in Amman, with either side agreeing to determine joint technical working teams to advance a spread of strategic tasks.
The discussions targeted on strengthening cooperation in pure gasoline, increasing the participation of Egyptian corporations in Jordan’s power infrastructure tasks, and exploring joint funding alternatives in mining, significantly phosphate manufacturing and downstream mineral industries.
Badawi mentioned Egypt is eager to deepen cooperation with Jordan in each the power and mining sectors, constructing on the 2 nations’ longstanding partnership in pure gasoline. He highlighted the potential to broaden collaboration in phosphate mining and value-added mineral industries by leveraging the experience, capabilities, and sources of each nations.
The 2 sides additionally reviewed alternatives to extend the position of Egyptian petroleum corporations in Jordan’s power sector. Firms together with Fajr Jordan Egyptian, Petrojet, Enppi, and Gasoline Misr are already working within the Jordanian market, whereas further corporations equivalent to Eprom, City Gasoline, and Trendy Gasoline are anticipated to take part in future tasks masking pure gasoline distribution, operations, and upkeep.
Al-Kharabsheh mentioned cooperation between Jordan and Egypt has develop into a mannequin for Arab power integration, noting that earlier joint tasks have laid a powerful basis for increasing strategic partnerships that ship long-term financial advantages for each nations.
He introduced that Jordan is nearing the signing of agreements with two Egyptian corporations to implement pure gasoline distribution tasks within the industrial cities of Ma’an and Al Muwaqqar. The tasks will complement the continued enlargement of gasoline networks in Mafraq and Zarqa, supporting wider adoption of pure gasoline throughout Jordan’s industrial sector.
The ministers additionally mentioned prospects for cooperation in inexperienced hydrogen, ammonia manufacturing, and gas-based industries. Badawi mentioned Egypt has developed vital experience in these fields and is adopting superior manufacturing applied sciences that would assist future joint ventures.
The assembly, which marked the beginning of Badawi’s go to to the Jordanian capital, was attended by Khaled El Abyad, Egypt’s Ambassador to Jordan; Yasser Salah El Din, Chairperson of Fajr Jordan Egyptian Pure Gasoline Firm; Mohamed El Bagoury, Head of the Authorized Affairs Division at Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Sources; and senior officers from each nations.
Within the mining sector, the talks lined cooperation in phosphate growth, geological companies, mineral exploration, and downstream industries aimed toward growing the added worth of pure sources and enhancing the competitiveness of the sector.
On the conclusion of the assembly, the 2 ministers agreed to determine joint technical working teams to comply with up on the proposals mentioned and develop implementation mechanisms masking pure gasoline, mining, value-added industries, infrastructure growth, and funding partnerships between Egyptian and Jordanian corporations.
