Deauville Partnership member states ‘understand’ difficulties facing Jordan

AMMAN — Finance Minister Umayya Toukan has called on the international community to allocate more support to Jordan in order to ease the burden of the Syrian refugee crisis. 

Speaking at a recent Deauville Partnership meeting in Lima, Peru, Toukan stressed the importance of unifying international efforts to meet the financial needs of countries affected by the Syrian crisis and to rebuild countries that have experienced massive destruction as a result of military conflict, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. 

Toukan made the remarks during round-table discussions held by the World Bank Group and attended by Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan Ziad Fariz with the participation of the Islamic Development Bank, Petra reported, citing a ministry statement released Monday.

The meetings took place last Thursday and brought together finance ministers, international financial institutions and international organisations of the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition.

During the meetings, participants voiced their understanding of the difficulties Jordan bears as a result of the deterioration of political situations in the region and the increased influx of refugees into the Kingdom.  

The minister said the Kingdom welcomes initiatives that aim to provide international support to affected countries, including Jordan, in order to minimise the repercussions affecting national economies.

The partnership is made up of Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, the US and the EU. The financial institutions and organisations involved in the partnership are those committed to supporting reform in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, according to the World Bank.