Saudi fund signs $50 mln deal for Jordan government schools

Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Mohammed Al-Assass signed an agreement with Dr. Khalid bin Sulaiman Al-Khudairy, the vice chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Fund for Development, to finance government schools in Jordan.

Under the agreement, the Saudi fund will inject around $50 million into the Jordanian education sector, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Al-Assass expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Kingdom for its continuous support and strong bilateral relations.

The minister also said he appreciated Saudi Arabia’s contribution to the GCC fund for strategic projects across Jordan, as well as providing Amman with an assistance package agreed to at the recent Makkah Summit.

Al-Khudairy stressed that the agreement reflected the close ties between the two countries, their governments and their peoples.