Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Crown Prince of Jordan Al Hussein bin Abdullah II in Riyadh on October 29 (local time), on the occasion of the former's trip to Saudi Arabia and attendance at the 8th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), the Vietnam News Agency reported.

PM Chinh congratulated Jordan on its success in implementing the “Economic Modernisation Vision” and highly valued its role in supporting Palestinian people, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region.

He conveyed Party General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s regards and invitations to the King and leaders of Jordan to visit Vietnam at an early date.

Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II expressed admiration for Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements, describing the country as a bright spot in economic development in Asia. He said that the King of Jordan has special feelings for Vietnam and will visit Vietnam as soon as possible.

The Crown Prince agreed with the Vietnamese leader's proposals on establishing bilateral cooperation mechanisms such as political consultations between the two Foreign Ministries and an Inter-governmental Committee.

The two leaders agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in tourism and education, and to increase the exchange of each other's strong products, including Vietnam's agricultural, aquatic, seafood, footwear, textiles, and electronic products.

The Jordanian Crown Prince welcomed Vietnam's new directions in investing in developing the Halal industry, affirming its readiness to coordinate with and import Halal food products from Vietnam.

PM Chinh invited Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah to visit Vietnam, and the latter accepted the invitation with pleasure.