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Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Wednesday as part of his official visit to Jordan, the President’s press service reported.

The interlocutors attached great importance to active economic cooperation considering the current level of great potential. The Armenian President and the Jordanian Prime Minister stressed the need to expand the legal base of their collaboration and in that regard, hailed the fact of signing more than one dozen documents that day with the participation of the two countries’ heads, as well as the mutual commitment to encouraging business ties between the two countries. The President noted that the socio-economic reforms implemented by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour’s cabinet are visible and bear evidence to the wisdom, rich experience and effectiveness of the Prime Minister’s management.

In Serzh Sargsyan’s opinion, the Jordanian economy is open and attractive for any country’s businessmen, and there is also a favorable investment climate in Armenia. The Armenian President considered the positive change in mutual trade gratifying. President Serzh Sargsyan and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour agreed that there is a need to intensify cooperation in, inter alia, the fields of tourism, energy, agriculture, and health, which can be greatly stimulated through launching direct flights between the two counties.

The interlocutors emphasized that resolution of conflicts in the Middle Eastern and South Caucasian regions and establishment of peace and stability are the key to promoting economic collaboration.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour praised the Armenian people, underlining that despite the small number, they are very strong and steadfast and have made a major contribution to world civilizations. In his speech, the Jordanian Prime Minster attached great importance to religious tolerance and stressed that both Islam and Christianity preach peaceful co-existence free of bloodshed and barbarity.

President Serzh Sargsyan presented Armenia’s example of promoting superb relations with neighboring Iran and numerous Arab countries, which have extended a helping hand to Armenians in periods of difficulty and continue to show a warm and sincere attitude towards Armenian communities living in those countries. According to the President, people who preach religious intolerance cannot achieve success.