AMMAN
— The Jaber border crossing with Syria was reopened on Wednesday, Al-Ghad News
reported.
Interior
Minister Mazen Al-Faraya said that the reopening of the border crossing took
place "according to a technical and logistical procedures for reopening
the border to the movement of freight and travelers."
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In
a statement, the Ministry of Interior said: "The decision comes for the
purpose of activating trade and tourism movement between the two countries,
taking into account the required security and health measures, which came under
the directives of the prime minister during his visit to the Jaber border post
on July 8.
Entry
to Damascus without consent
Faraya
told Al-Mamlaka on Monday that security recommended that Jordanians be allowed to
enter Syria, and that Jordanian citizens do not need to seek approval from the
Ministry of Interior to travel to Syria.
The
security assessment showed that the situation is currently stable in Syria and
allows for the movement of Jordanians in Syria.
Farayah
added that Jordanian buses can also come and go at any time as long as everyone
on board has received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
However, public and
private cars need to register on a special platform to organize trips via the “Amman-Sham
route.”
Buses
from the airport
The
Ministry of Transport on Tuesday confirmed that Royal Jordanian Airlines will
provide ground transport for its passengers to and from Syria, starting next
Sunday, “when flights resume in the future.”
Deputy
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal Jordanian, Samer Al-Majali, said
that "there is no approval from the official authorities to operate
flights between Jordan and Syria so far."
Majali,
the company's CEO, added: "As of next month, Royal Jordanian will provide ground
transportation service for its passengers to and from Syria.”
This
will be done via “high-quality and comfortable transport buses that will depart
from the city center of Damascus directly towards Queen Alia International
Airport and vice versa, in order to facilitate their (passengers’) crossing by
land from the Jaber border center until flights resume in the future” Majali
said.
Minister
of Transport, Wajih Azaizeh, said on
Tuesday that "Royal Jordanian will start trips to Syria, starting next
Sunday, provided that it adheres to all the conditions and complies with health
protocols."
Azaizeh added that travelers must bring a
negative PCR test “from accredited Syrian laboratories 72 hours before a
negative result.” Upon arrival to Queen Alia International Airport, passengers
will have to wait there until the results of a second PCR test are returned.
The
Ministry of Transport stressed the "need to adhere to public safety
standards and within the health protocols approved by the official
authorities.”
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