The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Amman earlier on Monday in the first visit to Jordan by a Kuwaiti head of state in more than 20 years and held talks later with King Abdallah.

The two Arab leaders also reviewed latest international efforts to come up with a just and durable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict based on the two-state vision and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in accordance with the agreed UN references and the Arab peace initiative, a royal court statement said.

King Abdallah and Sheikh Sabah expressed desire to promote bilateral ties in all spheres, particularly in the economic, commercial and investment fields.

The two countries signed an agreement on Monday for unifying contracting codes between the two states that enables contractors in both countries to carry out investment ventures.

They also signed a memorandum of understanding for the exchange of nuclear know-how for peaceful purposes.

With a total value of about $8 billion, Kuwaiti investments in Jordan top foreign projects in the Hashemite Kingdom.

Sheikh Sabah’s visit marks the full normalization of bilateral ties, which remained sour for a number of years after Kuwait accused Amman of supporting former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s occupation of the oil-rich emirate in 1990.

Jordan then opposed the US-led military coalition that liberated Kuwait in February 1991, preferring a pan-Arab solution to the issue.