Defence agreement signed between Italy and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 300420152.

Pinotti hailed Jordan's efforts to bring about stability and security in the conflict-riddled Middle East. She also commended the Jordan's Armed Forces' professionalism when addressing terrorist organizations.

Al-Zabin hailed Jordanian-Italian ties and thanked the Italian government for its supportive stances to Jordan.

Concrete actions will confirm the willingness of both parts to deepen the already excellent bilateral relation between the two countries that are committed to the process of stabilization of regional areas.

Cooperation between Italy and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - regulated by the principles of reciprocity , equality and mutual interest - will be in accordance with their legal and international commitments to encourage, facilitate and develop cooperation in the field of defence.

Cooperation will cover various areas, among others, common security and defence, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, organization and use of the Armed Forces. There is also room for the environment and pollution caused by military activities, as well as for education and training of the military.

As part of bilateral relations, including the Plan of Cooperation in 2015 that includes various activities affecting the Army (exchange of experiences in the field of Special Forces) ; the Navy (participation in the exchange data for maritime surveillance) ; Aeronautics (exchange experiences in the Air to Air Refuelling and drones) ; Carabinieri (peacekeeping operations).

The Minister and the Chief of the Jordanian Armed Forces have then focused on crisis areas, such as Libya - setting priority for Italy - and Yemen.