Jordan prime minister to visit Turkey Tuesday

Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz is set to start an official visit to Turkey on Tuesday.

Razzaz will hold talks with Turkish officials on means of bolstering economic relations between Jordan and Turkey, Jumana Ghunaimat, a spokesperson for the Jordanian government, told Anadolu Agency.

Accompanied by the ministers of justice, industry and commerce, the visit will be the first to Turkey by Razzaz since he assumed his position in June.

"We are looking forward to receiving Prime Minister Razzaz and the accompanying delegation in Turkey," Turkish Ambassador to Amman Murat Karagöz said.

He said the Jordanian premier will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and a number of top Turkish officials during his visit.