King, Queen to visit Australia, New Zealand

Amman
16 November 2016

Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania are scheduled to pay a state visit to Australia on November 23 upon an invitation from its Governor General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

At Canberra, Australia’s capital, and the city of Sydney, King Abdullah is going to hold meetings with the governor general, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, senior officials and parliamentary leaders.

On November 28, the King is scheduled to conduct an official visit to New Zealand, during which he is going to hold talks with Governor General Patsy Reddy, Prime Minister John Key and officials and parliamentary leaders.

The talks in Australia and New Zealand seek to boost cooperation between them and Jordan in economic, investment and trade fields, in addition to discussing regional and international issues.