Jordan summit still on after Iraq minister catches COVID-19: officials

Jordan summit still on after Iraq minister catches COVID-19: officials

Author: AFPID: 1598291007736454800Mon, 2020-08-24 12:58

AMMAN: An Amman summit between Jordan, Iraq and Egypt will go ahead Tuesday, officials said, with extra precautions after Iraq's telecommunications minister tested positive for COVID-19.

Minister Arkan Al-Shaybani and fellow Iraqi officials were tested upon landing in Amman on Friday and were put under confinement following the positive result, according to a statement by Jordan's information minister Amjad Al-Adayla.

"This required implementing medical procedures put in place to protect the health of our guest while he is in the kingdom,“ Adayla said in comments carried Monday by Jordan's official Petra news agency.

Shaybani was traveling to Amman for a tripartite summit on Tuesday between the leaders of Iraq, Jordan and Egypt to discuss trade, telecommunications and oil.

The one-day meeting will bring King Abdullah II of Jordan and Egyptian President Abdel