His Majesty King Abdullah II, received at Bait Al Barakah on Thursday, the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ban Ki-moon, who conveyed to His Majesty a message from the Korean president.

The message contained an invitation to His Majesty to visit Korea with a view to promote ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

King Abdullah and the Korean minister discussed during the meeting, which was attended by Minister of the Hashemite Royal Court, Sameer Rifai and Foreign Minister, Dr. Marwan Muasher, horizons of cooperation between the two countries especially in the economic and investment fields.

His Majesty affirmed that Jordan enjoys strong ties with Korea on the economic and political levels, and that its looks forward to enhancing them in the various domains, and to develop ties between the private sector in both countries.

The King expressed Jordan's readiness to provide all facilities to Korean companies willing to investment in Iraq, and contribute to the reconstruction process there.

The Korean minister on his part, voiced admiration over the accomplishments that have been achieved by Jordan in the various fields. He said that his country will grant Jordan $5 million to train Jordanian cadres within the frame of developing economic cooperation between the two countries.

Ki-moon said that Korea, and as part of its keenness to support security and stability in Iraq, sent military forces to this country as well as experts and engineers to develop Iraqi hospitals and health centers.

"The number of Korean soldiers in Iraq who will shoulder the responsibility of assisting the Iraqi army and security forces in preserving security, will stand at 3000 soldiers," the minister said.