Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Amman as the EU attempts to use economic diplomacy to foster prosperity in stable areas of the Middle East.The European Union and Jordan will hold an investment conference in Amman on April 21, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica and Jordanian minister for international cooperation Zeina Toukan announced on Monday.The conference will be attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the Jordan King Abdullah II, and will aim to strengthen relations between European and Jordanian companies and investors, encouraging them to meet and work together on projects that benefit both partners."We will be visiting a number of European capitals in the next few weeks to promote the Jordan–EU Investment Conference," Toukan said on Monday.Jordan is a key country for the EU economic diplomacy in the Middle East, where Brussels seeks to play bigger political role as a stabilising force after the damage wrought by the wars in Syria and Gaza. (ICE AMMAN)

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