The Syrian Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Jordanian Ministry of Youth signed a memorandum of understanding today, Monday, aimed at developing cooperation in sports and youth fields, exchanging expertise, and building institutional capacities, within the framework of enhancing fraternal relations between the two countries and expanding bilateral cooperation areas.
The agreement was signed on the Syrian side by Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Jamal al-Sharif, and on the Jordanian side by Secretary-General of the Ministry of Youth Mazen Shihada Abu Bakr, as part of the third session of the Jordanian-Syrian Higher Coordination Council held at Tishrin Palace in Damascus.
The ministry clarified that the memorandum includes six main axes of cooperation, covering the assessment of institutional readiness and needs, capacity building and developing competencies, designing and implementing comprehensive youth programs, qualifying youth leaders and enhancing their community participation, developing monitoring and evaluation systems, as well as ensuring the sustainability of programs and projects through strategic partnerships and exchanging technical and technical support.
Council Outcomes
This step comes as a reaffirmation of both sides' commitment to enhancing joint work, elevating youth and sports activities, and developing programs and initiatives directed at youth in the two brotherly countries. It is worth noting that Syria and Jordan signed eight memoranda of understanding, two executive programs, and a cooperation protocol at the conclusion of the third session of their Higher Coordination Council, in the fields of food security, agriculture and environment, investment, water, railway transport, youth, administration and public service, civil aviation, higher education, scientific research, and educational cooperation.
Follow-up on Implementation
This enhances the institutional frameworks for bilateral cooperation and contributes to translating common understandings into practical programs and projects. The Council agreed to hold its fourth session in the Jordanian capital Amman, at a date to be mutually agreed upon later, and to continue following up on the implementation of the Council's outcomes through the foreign ministries of both countries and the relevant sectoral entities.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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