Syria and Jordan signed a memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation in the youth and sports sector.
Today the Syrian Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Jordanian Ministry of Youth signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing cooperation in the fields of sports and youth, exchanging experiences and building institutional capacities.
The memorandum was signed on the Syrian side by Assistant Minister of Sports and Youth Jamal Al-Sharif, and on the Jordanian side by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Youth, Dr. Mazen Shahada Abu Bakr, as part of the work of the third session of the Syria-Jordan High Coordination Council, which took place on November 8 and 9 in Damascus.
The memorandum includes six main axes, including assessment of readiness and institutional needs, capacity building and skill development, design and implementation of comprehensive youth programs, training of youth leaders and increasing their participation in the community and development of monitoring and evaluation systems.
The memorandum also provides for ensuring the sustainability of programs and projects through strategic partnerships and exchanges of technical and financial support.
The step is aimed at increasing joint work between the two countries, promoting the youth and sports sector and developing programs and initiatives aimed at youth in Syria and Jordan.