Joseph Blatter, the head of the International football federation started a working visit to Jordan today as part of a tour of a number of countries in the region. Kicking off his stay, which will last for two days, Blatter already met with Deputy Chairman of FIFA for Asia Ali bin Al-Hussein, who is also the Chairman of Jordan's Football Federation, to discuss a number of sport issues of mutual concern and west Asian countries. In a press conference following the meeting, Blatter lauded the achievements reached by the west Asian countries group in the sports and youths fields.