On 18 August 2013 Ambassador of Ukraine Dr. Serhiy Pasko met in Amman with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan Mr. Farouq Al-Khiyari. During the meeting the parties discussed prospects of Ukraine-Jordan cooperation in the solar energy sector. Both parties also discussed details of Basrah-Aqaba oil and gas pipeline project as well as the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Jordan