AMMAN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordan said on Monday it received a letter from Israel nominating a new Israeli ambassador to the Kingdom, a government official said Monday.
"We received a request from Israel nominating an Israeli ambassador to Amman. The request was sent to the concerned authorities seeking their opinion," Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani told reporters.
"The foreign ministry is taking necessary diplomatic measures in this regard," the minister said during a press conference Monday.
Jordanian officials have indicated recently that Jordan and Israel are going ahead with all preparations to reopen the Israeli embassy, prepare for the return of Israeli embassy staff to Amman and resume relations.
Last month, Israel named a veteran diplomat to Jordan. The Israeli foreign ministry named Amir Weissbrod as the new ambassador.
Weissbrod has reportedly worked as a diplomat in Amman and is an expert in Middle East affairs and Islamic movements.
In January, Israel officially apologised for an incident in which an Israeli embassy guard killed two Jordanians, and the killing of Jordanian Judge Raed Zuaiter by Israeli troops in 2014, while crossing to the West Bank.
The Foreign Ministry of Jordan said it had received an official memo from Israel's foreign ministry in which "the Israeli government expressed its apology and deep regrets regarding the Israeli embassy incident in July last year, resulting in the martyrdom of two Jordanian citizens, and also regarding the death of Judge Raed Zuaiter."
In response, Jordan announced that it would allow the reopening of the Israeli embassy in Amman.
