- The Prime Minister stresses the importance of external marketing and studying the establishment of a mobile museum to promote, network, and communicate with churches and tourism companies in various countries around the world to attract visitors and tourists to the Kingdom.
Amman, September 17 (Petra) - Prime Minister Dr. Jafar Hassan confirmed the necessity of preparing and getting ready to celebrate the second millennium anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus Christ in 2030, in the best way that befits Jordan's religious and historical status and the global respect it enjoys.
During his chairmanship, on Thursday, of the second meeting of the high-level national committee to prepare for this occasion, the Prime Minister emphasized the need for the executive committees to continue working on the ground within a clear agenda and to complete what is required of them according to the specified plans and timelines, directing the institutionalization of the work of these committees at the Prime Ministry, providing them with facilities, and submitting periodic reports to the Supreme Committee on the progress and achievements in various axes.
The Prime Minister pointed to the visit of His Highness Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II, Crown Prince, a few days ago to the Baptism Site, and his direction to improve the experience of Christian pilgrims and visitors, confirming in this regard the necessity of working to complete the projects whose agreements were signed last month according to the scheduled timelines and providing the site with the necessary needs and facilities; to contribute to infrastructure development and provide the best services to visitors and tourists.
He also highlighted the importance of external marketing for Jordan as a destination for Christian pilgrimage and religious tourism over the next three years leading up to the celebration, especially in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and others, directing the study of establishing a mobile museum to promote and attract visitors and tourists to the Kingdom, and networking and communication with churches and tourism agents and companies in various countries around the world for this purpose.
The Prime Minister directed the establishment of a clear and detailed schedule for programs and events for the years 2027-2030, affirming the government's support for any proposals or ideas to make this initiative a success and contribute to developing the experience of tourists and visitors.
During the meeting, work plans were discussed, the progress of various projects was reviewed, and many ideas and proposals related to preparing and getting ready to celebrate the second millennium anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus Christ in 2030 and developing the Baptism Site were presented.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr. Emad Hijazi provided a summary of the work of the executive committees, the tasks they undertake, and their executive plans, which include: the Infrastructure and Projects Committee, the Churches and Religious Programs Committee, the Narrative and Communication Committee, the Marketing and Partnerships Committee, the Visitor Experience and Digital Transformation Committee, and the Events Schedule and Official Program Committee. The National Committee for Preparing to Celebrate the Second Millennium of the Baptism of Jesus Christ in 2030 is chaired by the Prime Minister and includes the Ministers of Government Communication, Interior, Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Tourism and Antiquities, Metropolitan Christoforos Atallah / Metropolitan of Jordan for the Greeks and Orthodox, Metropolitan Dr. Iyad Al-Tawal / Latin Patriarchal Vicar in Jordan, Metropolitan Husam Na'um / Metropolitan of the Anglican Church, Metropolitan Munib Younan / Former Metropolitan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Land Development Institution adjacent to the Baptism Site, the Director General of the Baptism Site Authority, the Director General of the Tourism Promotion Authority, Nadim Al-Masri, Osama Emseih, and Bassem Faraj.
