Jordanian minister of energy postpones visit to Baghdad

The Jordanian Ministry of Energy, Mineral Wealth, Irrigation and Water postponed his visit to Baghdad, which was to begin today, because of the US - British air strikes against Iraq.

A source in the ministry said the visit was temporarily canceled.

The Jordanian minister was to visit Baghdad to discuss the renewal of the petroleum agreement. The sources confirmed that the transportation of Iraqi petroleum to Jordan through trucks was stopped because of the dangerous situation inside the Iraqi borders.