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Jordanian-Tunisian higher committee to meet during next two months
By Petra - Feb 24,2015 - Last updated at Feb 24,2015
AMMAN — Industry and Trade Minister Hatem Halawani on Monday said the Joint Jordanian-Tunisian higher committee meetings will be held during the next two months, following a meeting with Tunisian officials in Amman.
Halawani stressed the importance of increasing trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, especially that the annual joint commercial volume does not exceed JD20 million.
Halawani asked that meetings at the technical level be held as soon as possible to look into all issues that can increase economic cooperation between the two countries. He also called on Tunisian businessmen to invest in Jordan and to benefit from the Jordan-US Free Trade accord, highlighting the various incentives offered to investors in Jordan. Also on Tuesday, Tunisian Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Al Tuhami Al Abdouli met with members of the Amman Chamber of Commerce. At the meeting, Abdouli stressed that his country is serious to move ahead in its economic and commercial ties with Jordan from the cooperation level to partnership.
Jordan’s exports to Tunisia during the first 11 months of 2014 reached JD8 million, while Tunisian exports to the Kingdom reached JD11 million.
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