His Majesty King Abdullah and King Philippe of Belgium on Thursday visited the port of Bruges-Zeebrugge west of Belgium.

 

Zeebrugge is the biggest liquefied natural gas terminal in Europe, receiving natural gas from the Troll gas field through underwater pipes located in the waters of the North Sea, in addition to having it carried through specialised gas transmitters from areas in Africa, Australia and the Middle East.

 

Upon his arrival, King Abdullah was received by Fluxys Belgium executives, port authority and local senior officials, and His Majesty was briefed on Fluxys’ services in the field of natural gas, especially since there are 18 entry points for gas in the port.

 

Fluxys Belgium is the independent operator of both the natural gas transmission grid and storage infrastructure in Europe.

 

During a helicopter tour, His Majesty viewed the wind power generation stations in the North Sea and was briefed by the concerned authorities on how they operate.

 

The King was accompanied by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, Senate President Faisal Fayez, Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh, Royal Hashemite Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, King’s Office Director Jafar Hassan, Planning and International Cooperation Minister Imad Fakhoury, Jordanian Ambassador in Brussels Yousef Batayneh and Belgian Ambassador to Jordan Hendrik van de Velde.

 

King Abdullah and Her Majesty Queen Rania visited Bruges and were welcomed by Mayor Renaat Landuyt and his wife. In a ceremony to welcome the Royal visit, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium listened to a musical performance by Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army’s musical band.

 

King Abdullah and Queen Rania also visited Flanders and were received by its Governor Carl Decaluwe and his wife, where a Royal dinner was prepared in the presence of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, who saw Their Majesties off as they left to the US on a private visit.