Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Eng. Yarub Qudah, discussed in Damascus a number of issues related to enhancing economic cooperation between Jordan and Syria, and following up on the implementation of understandings reached during bilateral talks over the past months, particularly the outcomes of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee meetings held in Amman last month.
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According to a ministry statement issued Saturday, Qudah, during his meeting with Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Al-Shaar and other Syrian officials, stressed the importance of joint efforts to accelerate procedures necessary to boost economic cooperation between the two countries in various fields, particularly increasing bilateral trade volume, stimulating investments, and more.
He affirmed that Jordan places all its available capabilities at the service of its Syrian brothers, enabling them to rebuild their institutions and providing them with the necessary expertise, particularly in the economic field, underscoring that the Kingdom will spare no effort in supporting Syria’s reconstruction process.
He added that from the outset of the changes witnessed in Syria, Jordan has exerted great efforts to serve the Syrian people in many areas, including facilitating the entry of goods needed by the Syrian market and enabling Syrian products to be exported through Jordanian territory.
Both sides emphasized the importance of expediting the necessary steps to implement the outcomes of the economic and trade committee, which reached understandings during its meeting in Amman last month, in order to strengthen cooperation in transportation, agriculture, customs, standards and metrology, food and drug sectors, industrial cities, and free zones, in addition to a number of related technical files.
They also stressed the importance of accelerating steps toward economic integration in line with the outcomes of the first meeting of the Higher Coordinating Council between the two countries, as well as ensuring the continuity of joint committee meetings.
--(Petra)
