MOSCOW, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia is interested in boosting trade and economic ties with Jordan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday.

    Meeting with Jordanian King Abdullah II in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Medvedev said it was their third meeting in six months, and the fact was evidence of intensive Russian-Jordanian contacts and good bilateral relations.

    "Economic ties are developing and trade turnover is increasing, although we would like it to grow even more intensively," Medvedev was quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as saying.

    "The discussion of a range of issues of international importance" was also developing, the Russian leader added.

    The Jordanian king said that relations between Russia and Jordan were of strategic importance to the entire Middle East.

    "Our political dialogue is at a high level, and political contacts are developing," the Jordanian monarch said, expressing confidence that there are good prospects for further cooperation in the "coming months and years."

    King Abdullah II arrived in Russia on Aug. 21 at the invitation of Russian President Medvedev. He is expected to leave for Turkmenistan Sunday evening for an official visit.