Sponsoring a lecture entitled as “The Saudi-Jordanian Relations: Historical and Strategic” and delivered by the Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairy, the President of Yarmouk University, Professor Islam Massad, said that the Saudi-Jordanian relations are always characterized by depth, firmness, and stability, and that the relations between the two countries led by His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, have always taken a distinguished and well-established path, which empowers and guarantees the harmony between both kingdoms. He then emphasized that the relationship between the two countries represent the best example and finest model of cooperation, as it crystallizes the permanent meeting of goals, objectives, and ambitions, acknowledging that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has never hesitated to open its doors wide to host distinguished Jordanian competencies, including doctors, teachers, economists, businessmen, and professionals, and that the Saudi Fund for Development supports several projects in Jordan.
For his part and through his lecture, the Ambassador explained that the Saudi-Jordanian relations are historical and strategic, considering their communal roots, history, identity, kinship, challenges, common interests, directions, and destiny. He emphasized that the relations between the two kingdoms are rooted and authentic since the era of the founders of the two countries, which explains why both countries have the same identity, history, values, approaches, policies, and supreme interests. Al-Sudairy then pointed to the important role of researchers and academics in studying, documenting, and consolidating such communal features scientifically and objectively, as this contributes to prosperity of both kingdoms and peoples.
Notably, the Ambassador’s lecture was organized by Samir Al-Rifai Chair for Jordanian Studies in cooperation with the Executive Office of the Celebration of Irbid as the Capital of Arab Culture, and it was attended by former Prime Minister Dr. Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, several members of the university’s board of trustees, the university’s vice presidents, a number of Irbid governorate deputies, former and current university presidents of Jordanian universities in the north, several deans of faculties and faculty members, a crowd of Jordanian and Saudi students at the university, and a number of officials at the university and embassy. Moreover, it is notable that after the lecture, the Ambassador accompanied by the president of the university and a number of officials toured the university campus, where they visited Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II Building (classroom complex), which is one of the projects sponsored by the Saudi Fund for Development. They also visited the Jordanian Heritage Museum at the university, Samir Al-Rifai Chair for Jordanian Studies, Queen Rania Center for Jordanian Studies and Community Service, and some other buildings.
