Apr 30: Foreign Office Consultation (FoC) between India and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was held on 29 April 2025 in Amman. It was chaired by Shri Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Secretary (CPV & OIA) and H.E. Majed T. Qatarneh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan. The last round of FoC was held virtually in 2020.
The consultations took place in a cordial atmosphere. The two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral ties and shared detailed perspectives on regional and global issues of mutual interest. They discussed efforts to further strengthen this partnership, including the existing bilateral mechanisms across political-security, economic, developmental, and people-to-people sectors. The two sides also agreed to commemorate the 75th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries with a series of events. Secretary (CPV & OIA) conveyed his gratitude to the Jordanian side for their expression of solidarity with the people and Government of India following the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
India and Jordan share a warm and friendly relationship underpinned by a shared vision. Trade and investment cooperation between the two sides has strengthened and broadened, with India emerging as the 4th largest trading partner of Jordan in 2023-24, with the bilateral trade of US$2.8Bn. Both sides agreed on the need to further diversify economic cooperation and promote mutual investments. During the visit, Secretary (CPV & OIA) interacted with members of the Indian community as well as representatives of the Jordanian business, culture, academia and friends of India. He would be visiting the India-Jordan Centre for Excellence in IT at the Al-Hussein Technical University (HTU) in Amman, which is a major institution of advanced learning set up with India’s assistance.
The two sides agreed that the next FoC would be held at a mutually convenient time in New Delhi.
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