The EU, Expertise France and JAF inaugurate the Logistics and Administrative Hub

The European Union (EU) and Expertise France, within the framework of their partnership with the Jordan Armed Forces, are proud to announce the inauguration of the Logistics and Administrative Hub of the “Reinforcing Jordan’s Capabilities at the Eastern Borders” project.

The EU has funded this €6 million project, with the aim of improving the coordination and sustainability of civil-military operations along Jordan’s Eastern border, through the provision of a multi-agency logistical hub in Ruwaished, Mafraq Governorate, as well as through capacity building activities. The project also aims to reinforce the Jordanian Armed Forces’ humanitarian operations at the borders.

The ceremony, held on May 27 in Ruwaished, was attended by Brigadier General Ibrahim Alna’emat, Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Planning and Organization, Mrs. Marina Rafti, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation in Jordan, and Mr. Philippe Truquet, Deputy Head of the French Embassy to Jordan.

This event was an opportunity to inaugurate the administrative and logistics Hub and to hand it over to the Jordanian Armed Forces. The Hub includes 23 facilities for a total built-up area of 4 750 sq. m. and hosts 27 equipment.

The Administrative and Logistics Hub will help enhance the national authorities’ capability to respond to any threats at the Northern and Eastern borders that could hamper Jordan’s security. It will also contribute to the sustainable resumption of normal cross-border traffic with Iraq and to improve the humanitarian and civil protection response.

Mrs. Marina Rafti, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Jordan, stressed that “through this project, the EU has sought to support the coordination and sustainability of civ-mil operations in the Eastern part of Jordan, improving inter-agency coordination and response in civil protection and disaster management. Such improved coordination would help respond to security threats at the Eastern borders with Syria and Iraq and to potential humanitarian crises.”

Philippe Truquet, Deputy Head of the French Embassy, added that this hub, which marks the success of a three-year-long teamwork, “will be a strategic component of Jordan’s civil and military crisis management response capabilities”.

The project is implemented by Expertise France, which is the French public agency for international technical assistance. Expertise France provides its support to the building of the infrastructure and provide training activities, working closely with the Jordanian Armed Forces and the relevant Jordanian law enforcement and security agencies.