Jordan and France Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
The agreement was signed in the presence of King Abdullah II and President Emmanuel Macron, while its provisions remained undisclosed.
Jordanian and French representatives signed a military cooperation agreement in the presence of King Abdullah II and President Emmanuel Macron. The agreement’s details were not disclosed. The signing occurred during a French-hosted meeting on support for the Lebanese Armed Forces, where participants discussed the army’s deployment in southern Lebanon and its training, equipment and funding needs. French officials said the meeting involved no direct financial commitments, with final funding expected to be considered at a future donors’ conference.
Representatives of Jordan and France signed a military cooperation agreement in the presence of Jordan’s King Abdullah II and French President Emmanuel Macron, according to a report by Iran’s IRNA news agency citing Anadolu Agency.
King Abdullah said on his account on the social media platform X that he and President Macron had discussed ways to strengthen their longstanding bilateral relations and maintain ongoing coordination. He added that they had witnessed the signing of a defense cooperation agreement.
No details were provided about the agreement’s provisions, scope or implementation arrangements.
The signing took place as France hosted an international meeting focused on supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces. The meeting examined a plan for deploying the Lebanese Army in southern Lebanon, the missions assigned to it, and its training, equipment and financial needs. It was organized within the framework of the Aqaba Process, an initiative hosted by Jordan, and was described as a preliminary gathering ahead of a main donors’ conference intended to support Lebanon’s military.
Military delegations and experts from several countries attended the meeting. French officials said that the gathering did not include direct financial commitments. Final funding arrangements are expected to be considered at a donors’ conference scheduled for later this year or early next year, according to the report.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Macron held a trilateral discussion with King Abdullah and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. The leaders reviewed ways to strengthen the Lebanese Army’s capabilities so it could carry out the Lebanese government’s commitments in the south.
King Abdullah also said that he and Macron had met with Aoun and stressed the importance of France’s hosting efforts to support the Lebanese Army. He expressed hope that continued efforts would contribute to stability in Lebanon and the wider region.
The available report does not specify whether the Jordan-France agreement is connected to the discussions on support for Lebanon, nor does it identify any military, financial or operational commitments arising from the agreement.