Bilateral relations exist between Azerbaijan and Jordan. Cooperation between the countries is carried out in such areas as justice, tourism, defense, Information and communication technologies (ICT), transport, statistics, military affairs, standardization, emergency management, etc. Diplomatic relations Jordan recognized the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 28 December 1991. Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Jordan were established on 13 February 1993. The Azerbaijani Embassy in Amman was opened on 28 May 2006. The Jordanian Embassy in Baku was opened on 5 May 2007. Currently, there is a working group in the National Assembly of Azerbaijan on inter-parliamentary relations between Azerbaijan and Jordan, consisting of 7 deputies and headed by Arasta Javadova. Jordan's Ambassador to Baku is Sami Abdullah Gosheh. Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Jordan is Rasim Rzayev. On 31 March 2014, the Jordanian-Azerbaijani Interparliamentary friendship group was established in the Parliament (House of Representatives) of Jordan, and Deputy Hazemgashu was elected as its head. On 15 July 2014, the Jordan-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary group of the brotherhood was also established in the upper house of the Kingdom's Parliament, the Senate, and a member of the Senate, Mohammad Sgour, was elected as the head of this group. Legal framework Main agreements "Framework agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and The government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on bilateral cooperation” Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan” "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and The government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on visa-free entry of citizens holding diplomatic and service passports» Legal framework: 41 documents were signed between Azerbaijan and Jordan (24 intergovernmental agreements, the remaining 17 – agreements between private organizations, reports of Commission meetings, executive programs and action plans). Some of them are the followings: "Memorandum of understanding on technical, economic and cultural cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and The government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" (13 February 1993). "Joint statement" (13 February 1993). "Framework agreement on cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and The government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" (23 August 2006). "Agreement on economic and technical cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and The government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" (07.11.2006). "Trade agreement between the Government of the Republic of