(MENAFN) Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has signed an agreement with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson which entails the US to allocate more than $1 billion a year to Jordan.
The annual aid package of the US to Jordan has been increased to $275 million through the $1.3 billion annual deal.
The US is to offer, under the terms of the agreement, over $750 million annually in economic aid along with $350 million in military support.
Jordan has acquired over $20 billion support from the US since 1951, marking it as one of the most major receivers of American aid.
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