RABAT, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani met with visiting Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Thursday to discuss the means to boost bilateral trade.

The two officials highlighted the need to take advantage of bilateral cooperation agreements to develop trade.

They also expressed readiness for a meeting of the High Joint Committee to give a new impetus to trade, and exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interests.