Syria and Jordan sign 11 agreements after deadly airstrikes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tribune Online
Syria and Jordan have agreed to jointly investigate Jordanian airstrikes of 26 October in Daraa province, which killed seven civilians according to Damascus, including three children. During a meeting in Damascus, the two countries also signed 11 cooperation agreements covering investment, civil aviation and food security, according to the Syrian foreign minister.
Syria and Jordan have agreed to jointly investigate Jordanian airstrikes that killed seven civilians, including three children, in southern Syria on 26 October, according to Syrian authorities. The two countries signed 11 cooperation agreements on Monday in Damascus, following a meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, according to the announcement made after the meeting.
Amman says it targeted Islamic State fighters linked to a deadly attack on a church in its Karak province. A joint security and technical committee is to examine the circumstances of the strikes. Asaad al-Shibani said work is under way to repair the harm and compensate innocent victims. Ayman Safadi expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
The agreements cover investment, civil aviation, food security, cloud seeding and a planned railway link connecting Saudi Arabia to Turkey via Jordan and Syria. Asaad al-Shibani said trade between the two countries has almost tripled in a year, to 330 million dollars, and that 20 of Syria's 22 ministries now cooperate with Jordan. The two countries also cooperate against drug trafficking across their shared border. These agreements come after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
