ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The Jordan-EU Investment Conference, scheduled next April 21st, represents “a leading platform to mobilize European private sector investments, present financial opportunities and facilitate real announcements and agreements”. It is the opinion of the ambassador of Jordan in Rome, Kais Abu Dayyeh, interviewed by the Italpress agency in view of the economic appointment that will be held on the banks of the Dead Sea. The event is part of a new chapter of relations between Amman and Brussels, opened on 29 January 2025 with the consolidation of a Strategic and Global Partnership (Psc). A year later, on 8 January 2026, a new milestone was laid with the bilateral Jordan-EU summit, in the presence of Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa for the European institutions, while representing Jordan was directly King Abdullah II.
“The strategic and global partnership reaffirmed the partnership already deeply rooted between the European Union and Jordan, and represents a new starting point for an even more constructive and mutually beneficial future in all areas of cooperation,” said the Jordanian ambassador. “It has raised our commitment from solid cooperation to a structured and multi-pilaster partnership, with a clear political and economic agenda and dedicated support. It is based on strategic pillars, including economic resilience, trade and investment. From the point of view of Jordan, this framework reflects the mutual trust and recognition by the EU of Jordan as a reliable and stable partner in a turbulent region, while at the same time allowing both parties to focus on tangible results in support of competitiveness, job creation and sustainable growth”, continued the diplomat.
If the summit of 8 January confirmed the shared commitment to deepen the political and economic ties, the Investment Conference of 21 April will have to be the election platform to translate into concrete the existing economic opportunities. “The most important sectors of the conference will be: water (including strategic water solutions), energy (renewable energies, transitional projects), digital and technology, transport, logistics and regional connectivity, high-value industries such as essential minerals, fertilizers, food processing and pharmaceutical products,” explained the head of the Jordanian diplomatic mission in Rome. “We should expect a forum focused on partnerships, project pipelines and matchmaking for investors, not a ceremonial event,” he said. According to Ambassador Abu Dayyeh, with this event, Jordan expects to pass “from a broad political alignment to a measurable economic impact”, with the strengthening of commercial and investment cooperation as well as economic resilience.
“As His Majesty pointed out, the priority is to translate the partnership into results that are useful to both and contribute to stability and prosperity while promoting Jordan’s modernization priorities and building a stronger platform for sustainable growth. This means long-term cooperation in the priority areas identified for investments,” said the Jordanian ambassador in Rome. And precisely on relations with Rome, Abu Dayyeh pointed out that ” Jordan considers Italy a fundamental European partner, with a significant potential for expanding economic cooperation”, in particular in commerce, investment, tourism and cultural cooperation. “In the renewed Ue-Giordania context, the April conference offers an additional practical channel to deepen trade links between Jordan and Italy: encouraging investors and Italian companies to engage in priority areas for Jordan and explore opportunities through structured B2B meetings and offers of financeable projects, in line with the broader economic agenda EU-Jordan,” the ambassador concluded.
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