Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline A Lifeline For Jordan, Iraq-Tarawneh

AMMAN, Dec. 8 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 08th Dec, 2016 ) - Lower House Speaker, Atef Tarawneh, on Wednesday said the agreement between Jordan and Iraq related to the pipeline which links between the southern port city of Aqaba and Basra is a lifeline for both states.

He called for establishing an international strategy to grapple with refugee crisis in Jordan at all levels. Tarawneh, during a meeting with head of the Iraqi National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim, highlighted Jordan's policy towards a wide range of issues in the middle East region including Palestine, Syria, fighting terrorism and refugee crisis in the Kingdom.

He said that Jordan is supporting efforts for Iraq's stability and security, stressing along with al-Hakim the need for enhancing bilateral ties and cooperation. Al-Hakim voiced his country's desire to build a strategic partnership with Jordan including reopening border crossing points to reinvigorate commercial traffic between the two neighboring states.