Jordan: No disputes with Israel on water

The Jordanian embassy in Cairo announced today that there are no disputes with Israel on providing Jordan with the water from Tabria lake.

The embassy released a statement said that when Tel Aviv stopped pumping water to Jordan during January it was using usual and routine measures to save water for the coming summer.

The embassy added that Israel provides Jordan with water according to a schedule to be set up annually according to the water reserves in Jordan and the Israeli - Jordanian committee meetings authorized with this concern.

According to the Israeli - Jordanian peace agreement Jordan receives 55 million square meters of water annually.