REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Jakarta -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi is expected to visit Jordan on March 12-13 in an effort to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries, a spokesman stated.

"It was planned that Minister Marsudi will be in Jordan on March 12-13 to meet her Jordanian counterpart and to pay a courtesy call on Jordan's prime minister," according to spokesman of the country's Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir here on Thursday.

Nasir noted that Minister Marsudi's visit was aimed at intensifying economic cooperation, particularly in the fields of trade and investment.

The trade value between Indonesia and Jordan in 2015 reached US$256 million, with Jordan enjoying a surplus.