20/11/09
Jordan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Thursday signed an agreement to launch a new trust fund to execute an education programme on landmines and explosive remnants of war. Under the accord, signed during a ceremony held at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) will establish a new facility for ammunition demilitarisation in Zarqa, according to a NATO statement received by The Jordan Times. Jordan’s Ambassador to Brussels Ahmad Masaadeh signed the deal with Italy’s Permanent Representative to NATO Stefano Stefanini, as Italy is the sponsoring country for the project. They were joined by NAMSA General Manager Karl-Heinz Münzner. The education programme will be conducted by the Jordanian National Committee for De-mining and Rehabilitation in the governorates of Jerash, Ajloun and Zarqa, the statement said. In December 2007, Jordan and NATO signed an agreement under which the alliance financed a two-year programme to locate and destroy explosive remnants of war through a 3.4 million euros trust fund.