His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday said Jordan is looking forward to enhancing and expanding relations with Singapore, mainly in economic and investment fields.

During a meeting with Prime Minster of Singapore Lee Hsien-Loong, attended by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, King Abdullah stressed the importance of building on the free trade agreement between the two countries to open new markets for their exports and enhance trade exchange.

The meeting at Al Husseiniya Palace also covered means to benefit from the expertise of the Lee Kuan Yew College for administration and public policy in Singapore to develop vocational training and human resources in Jordan’s public sector.

His Majesty and Lee discussed prospects of exchanging expertise through enhancing cooperation between economic and investment institutions in Jordan and their counterparts in Singapore, in addition to exchanging visits of businesspeople and representatives of the private sector.

They discussed regional and international issues and ways to deal with them in order to enhance global security and stability.

Talks also addressed the repercussions of the Syrian crisis and efforts to revive Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations.

For his part, Lee delivered the greetings of Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and commended the Kingdom for success in preserving its security and stability amid a turbulent region.