His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed his full support to all the committees entrusted with preparing a future vision of the national economy, coupled with an executive plan, urging them to place the interests of Jordanians at the core of their work.

During a meeting with presidents of the sectoral committees charged with the task at Al Husseiniya Palace, King Abdullah described the future vision entailed in the 10-year economic plan as “the most important strategic initiative for the future of Jordan and Jordanians”.

During the meeting, attended by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, His Majesty said the blueprint should broadly engage the private sector and civil society, along with the public sector, in order to strengthen the economy and positively reflect on living standards of all Jordanians. 

The King reiterated that the problems facing the Kingdom are neither political nor security-related, but are of economic and developmental nature, stressing that improving the living conditions of citizens should be the motive behind any proposal the sectoral committees might put forward.

Expressing his confidence in the presidents of the 16 sectoral committees, His Majesty urged full dedication to the mission at hand, adding that he expects them to work out solutions and a workable mechanism of implementation to the problems and challenges that are facing the economy, and work with full sincerity and transparency.

The King stressed that all participants in drafting the plan should contribute their input to the process and seek to achieve the highest level of consensus on the proposals and how to implement them.

During the meeting, which was also attended by Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, His Majesty’s Office Director Imad Fakhoury and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif, His Majesty listened to remarks made by the heads of the committees on their work at the current stage, the flow of work and challenges facing them.