Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, Direct Descendant Of Prophet Mohammad, Drives PM Modi to Jordan Museum – WATCH

Amman:

Jordanian Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Tuesday personally drove Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Jordan Museum in Amman, in a special gesture reflecting the warmth of ties between India and the Arab nation. The Crown Prince is a 42nd-generation direct descendant of Prophet Mohammad.

Prime Minister Modi arrived in Jordan's capital Amman on Monday on a two-day visit at the invitation of King Abdullah II. Jordan is the first leg of the Prime Minister's four-day, three-nation tour, which will also take him to Ethiopia and Oman.

5 Points About Jordan Museum

1. The Jordan Museum is located in the Ras al-Ein district of Amman.
2. The Jordan Museum is the country’s largest museum.
3. It showcases some of its most significant archaeological and historical artefacts.
4. Built in 2014, the museum traces the civilisational journey of the region from prehistoric times to the present day.
5. The museum's collection includes animal bones dating back 1.5 million years and the 9,000-year-old Ain Ghazal lime plaster statues, considered among the world's oldest ever made.

PM Modi's Historic Jordan Visit

Prime Minister Modi's visit to Jordan marks 75 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and the West Asian country. This is the prime minister's full-fledged bilateral visit to Jordan. He had transited through Jordan in February 2018, while on his way to Palestine.On Tuesday, PM Modi said that his visit to Jordan has achieved a "meaningful expansion" of cooperation between the two countries across various sectors including clean energy, water management, culture and digital innovation.In a press briefing on Tuesday, Neena Malhotra, Secretary (South) in the Ministry of External Affairs, said during his meeting with PM Modi, King Abdullah II conveyed strong support for India's fight against terrorism and condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The Prime Minister commended the leading efforts by the King on "deradicalisation", she said.