Council of Europe panel accepts Jordan’s membership request

AMMAN — The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy on Monday unanimously endorsed a recommendation to accept Jordan’s request to join PACE, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The vote took place during the committee’s meeting in Brussels. Before the vote, MP Mustafa Hamarneh, who has been entrusted with following up on the Jordanian request, asserted the Kingdom’s efforts to entrench democracy.