In another meeting with Lynch, Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee, Mirza Bolad, said Jordan and Australia have “close” bilateral relations at various levels, calling on building more cooperation bridges in light of joint agreements.
Bolad urged more efforts to enhance joint cooperation in the economy, investment, tourism and education fields to achieve common interests.
Bolad stressed His Majesty King Abdullah II’s role under the Hashemite custodianship over Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem’s Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and his “historic and religious” efforts in protecting the holy city’s sanctities, highlighting the need to support Jordan to continue its “historical, humanitarian and moral” role in the region.
Later, head of House Women and Family Affairs Committee, Abeer Al-Jabour, discussed with Lynch aspects of joint cooperation, especially in the women’s empowerment areas.
The lawmaker said Jordanian women have “made achievements in various fields and at all local, Arab and international levels.”
Stressing importance of the “constructive” role of women parliamentarians in legislation and oversight, she pointed to their ” remarkable” presence in Jordan’s Parliament.
Lynch, for his part, stressed his country’s “high” appreciation for Jordan’s role, under the King’s leadership, in seeking stability and security in the region, adding that Canberra is forward to strengthening cooperation prospects with the Kingdom in all fields, especially economic and tourism, in a manner that achieves common interests.
On the Palestinian cause, Lynch affirmed his country’s “clear” position, which is based on the two-state solution and living in peace side by side.
Source: Jordan News Agency