C. TRANSPORTATION:

1. Israel has informed Jordan of its Government's decision of March 1, 1998, concerning the joint Aqaba-Eilat Airport which included increasing the number of the diverted international flights from Eilat to the joint Airport. The two sides have reiterated their support for this bilateral joint venture.
   
2. Jordan and Israel have expressed their support for the construction of a railway link between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea for their mutual benefit. It was also agreed to establish a link between the Jordanian railway system and Israel in the area of the Dead Sea.
   

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