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AMMAN — Jordan and Germany have signed the official minutes of their bilateral development cooperation talks, allocating a €684 million package to support priority development projects aligned with the Kingdom’s economic and public sector reform agendas.
The meetings were chaired by Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan and Annette Chammas, Head of the Middle East Division at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), with German Ambassador to Jordan Bertram von Moltke also in attendance.
Representatives from Jordanian ministries, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the German Development Bank (KfW), and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) reviewed ongoing programmesand discussed future priorities for bilateral cooperation, according to a Planning Ministry statement.
The funding will support projects under Jordan’s Economic Modernisation Vision (2026-2029) and the public sector modernisation roadmap. Separate agreements will be signed and announced once individual projects are finalised, according to the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.
The assistance package will finance sector development programmes through the state budget, in addition to projects in water and sanitation, education, vocational and technical training, and private sector development. It will also support initiatives addressing the needs of Syrian refugees hosted by Jordan, particularly in the education sector.
The latest talks reflect an evolution in Jordanian-German cooperation, moving beyond traditional project-based financing towards broader support for economic priorities and sector policies. The partnership underscores Germany’s continued confidence in Jordan’s development efforts and aims to strengthen national institutions’ ability to achieve sustainable growth, the statement said.
Toukan was quoted in the statement as saying that the periodic meetings demonstrate the strength of the strategic partnership between Jordan and Germany.
“The discussions offer an important opportunity to evaluate achievements and outline future cooperation to meet the Kingdom’s developmental priorities,” she said.
The minister highlighted the seven-decade-long relationship between the two countries and expressed appreciation for Germany’s continued support of Jordan’s economic and sustainable development efforts.
Chammas reaffirmed Germany’s commitment to its partnership with Jordan, saying Berlin would continue supporting the Kingdom’s economic and administrative priorities.
She described Jordan as a reliable partner for Germany in the region, adding that bilateral cooperation would continue to advance shared development goals, including efforts to address the challenges posed by the Syrian refugee crisis.
