Amman, Jordan: Jordanian Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Tuesday personally drove Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Jordan Museum in Amman, a rare and symbolic gesture reflecting the warmth and depth of ties between India and the Arab nation.
Prime Minister Modi arrived in the Jordanian capital on Monday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of King Abdullah II. Jordan is the first stop of Modi’s four-day, three-nation tour, which will also take him to Ethiopia and Oman.
The Crown Prince, a 42nd-generation direct descendant of Prophet Mohammad, accompanied the Prime Minister during the visit to the Jordan Museum, underlining the personal rapport and growing diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
Located in the Ras al-Ein district of Amman, the Jordan Museum is the country’s largest museum and houses some of its most significant archaeological and historical treasures. Established in 2014, the museum presents the civilisational evolution of the region, tracing its history from prehistoric times to the modern era.
Among its most notable exhibits are animal bones dating back nearly 1.5 million years and the 9,000-year-old Ain Ghazal lime plaster statues, regarded as some of the oldest human statues ever discovered in the world.
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Jordan comes as India and Jordan continue to expand cooperation across areas including trade, culture, education and regional stability, with high-level engagements highlighting the strengthening of bilateral relations.
