Amman, Sept. 16 (Petra) — The Senate’s Jordanian-Spanish Friendship
Committee met with Spanish Ambassador José Luis Pardo Cuerdo on
Wednesday to look into prospects of enhancing relations and building
a strategic partnership.

Chair of the committee Senator Abla Amawi said the two countries
shared a strategic alignment rooted not only in diplomatic ties, but
also in decades of personal bonds between the Hashemite and Spanish
royal families, dating to the era of His Majesty the late King
Hussein and King Juan Carlos I, and continuing under King Abdullah II
and King Felipe VI.

She said Jordan and Spain face the same pressures, including energy
transition, climate resilience, supply chain security and regional
stability. On the Palestinian issue, Amawi said Palestine is not
merely a foreign policy file for Jordan but a cause tied to its
history, security and moral responsibility.

Amawi commended Madrid’s recognition of Palestinian statehood and
support of a two-state solution, and called for enhancing
European-Arab political dialogue.

Amawi called for viewing Mediterranean cooperation as a strategic
political and economic structure spanning energy, water, food
security, digital transformation and AI, education and skills, trade
and logistics, youth employment, migration, and tourism and cultural
heritage.

She also highlighted the importance of the Baptism Site as one of
Jordan’s foremost religious and historical landmarks, stressing the
importance of preparing for 2030, which marks 2,000 years since the
baptism of Jesus Christ, to boost religious tourism, promote the
Kingdom’s heritage sites and attract more visitors and pilgrims.

For his part, the Spanish envoy noted the deep relations with Jordan,
and said a two-state solution of the Palestinian issue would bring
about just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

//Petra// NQ