On January 24 the House of Representatives approved a bill to ratify four bilateral consular agreements between Ukraine and Jordan signed during the official visit to Ukraine of H.E. Dr. Bassam Al-Talhouni, Minister of Justice of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in November 2019.

The mentioned agreements were ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in September 2020.

The documents regulate the transfer of convicted persons, mutual legal assistance in criminal cases, extradition of offenders, and legal assistance in civil cases and will significantly facilitate cooperation between two countries in proceeding civil and criminal cases.