Jordanian-Syrian Joint Free Zone Company’s board holds meeting

AMMAN — The board of directors of the Jordanian-Syrian Joint Free Zone Company held a meeting at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply on Wednesday, to complete the preparations for the reopening of the zone, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

According to a ministry statement, the virtual meeting was a follow-up on the ministerial meetings held in Amman recently, in the presence of a number of ministers from both countries.

Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Maha Al Ali stressed the importance of the return of the zone’s personnel, especially since the zone has an active role in the bilateral trade and transit movement.

The volume of trade exchange between the two countries during 2020 amounted to JD92 million, of which JD67 million was recorded in the first half of the year, compared with JD117 million  in 2019.