Baptism Site, Sept 14 (Petra) — His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al
Hussein bin Abdullah II visited the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ
(Bethany Beyond the Jordan) on Monday, and issued directives to
improve the site to enhance the experience of Christian pilgrims and
visitors.

The Crown Prince, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin
Muhammad, His Majesty’s chief adviser for religious and cultural
affairs and personal envoy, and chairman of the Baptism Site
Commission’s board of trustees, was briefed on the services offered
to pilgrims and visitors.

The Crown Prince emphasized the need to carefully plan for the 2030
millennium celebrations, commemorating two thousand years since the
baptism of Jesus Christ, in a manner that reflects the profound
history of the site and occasion, and reaffirms Jordan’s status as a
premier global destination for Christian pilgrimage.

The Crown Prince underscored the need to promote the Baptism Site
more widely, in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism and
Antiquities, Jordan Tourism Board, and all relevant partners.

Her Royal Highness Princess Miriam Ghazi, Minister of Tourism and
Antiquities Imad Hijazin, Director of the Office of the Crown Prince
Zaid Baqain, and Baptism Site Commission Director General Abdullah
Bawareed accompanied the Crown Prince on the visit.

//Petra//SS