Attarat project takes centre stage at Lower House oversight session

Attarat project takes centre stage at Lower House oversight session

AMMAN “” The Lower House, in an oversight session on Wednesday, discussed 13 questions from MPs to the government.

Deputies criticised the Civil Service Bureau's new appointment procedures, "the behaviour of some ministers“ when dealing with deputies and medical exemptions, highlighting the importance of amending the Parliament's Code of Conduct.

During the session attended by Cabinet members, MPs also drew attention to the necessity of extending loan moratorium period due to the pandemic crisis.

Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Bisher Al Khasawneh said that the government had moved towards initiating arbitration over the issue of Attarat project, noting that "a careful consideration revealed that there is lack of fairness when it comes to the State Treasury“, noting that the government's attempts to examine the prospects for negotiations on the issue "have not been promising“, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The premier promised to provide MP Saleh Al Armouti with the text of the agreement related to the Attarat Power Company.

Highlighting the lack of a full reply, Lower House Speaker Abdulmunim Oddat called on the government to provide a second answer on this issue, stressing the Lower House and the government's common stance on providing comprehensive additional information about Armouti's question about the