The Jordan Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce agreed, during the economic meeting held at the headquarters of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of the visit of the Syrian delegation to Jordan, on the need to intensify efforts to overcome the obstacles facing the trade movement between the two countries and push it to its historical levels.
The Chairman of Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Nael Al Kabariti, affirmed that "the return of the Jordanian-Syrian trade locomotive to its previous era represents a common interest for the two countries' economies, especially since Syria represents an important trade artery for the Kingdom, and its trade flows through its lands to Europe and many surrounding countries, whether in terms of export, import or transit". Al Kabariti pointed to "the necessity of strengthening the relations between the institutions of the economic sector, and working to remove the obstacles facing the trade of the two countries," emphasizing that "the trade exchange between Syria and Jordan is very modest, which requires exerting more effort to raise it to levels that meet the aspirations," adding that "the Kingdom is an important central point for Syria regarding "transit" through the transfer of goods and commodities to the Arab Gulf states, just as Syria is important for Jordan's trade to reach European markets, Turkey and Lebanon."
In turn, Mohamed Abou El-Hoda El-Lahham, the president of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce, stated that there is a strong desire on both sides to develop and enhance commercial and industrial work between the two brotherly countries, and to support its rapid development commensurate with the capabilities available to them. Stressing that Syria is on the verge of a major development, which constitutes an opportunity for Jordanian companies to benefit from it, stressing the need to remove obstacles facing the movement of private vehicles and individuals between the two countries, which is reflected in the volume of their trade exchanges and the encouragement of tourism.
Source (Ad-Dustour Newspaper-Jordan, Edited)
