AMMAN — The Senate’s Jordan-Mexico Friendship Committee headed by Rida Khawaldeh on Tuesday met with Mexican Ambassador Enrique Rojo Stein.
Senator Khawaldeh expressed appreciation for the ambassador’s role in bolstering the two countries’ mutual ties, calling on him to support developing and expanding political and joint trade relations, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Stein reviewed the embassy’s achievements realised during his work in the Kingdom for 4 years including the establishment of the Mexican embassy, noting that direct trade between the Kingdom and Mexico has also reached $40 million while indirect trade through the US totalled at $320 million.
During the meeting, he also noted that a cooperation agreement has been signed between the Jordanian Businessmen Association and the Arab Mexican Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Mexico, adding that other agreements are underway in the fields of security, customs and civil aviation.