Jordan, Syria ministers discuss trade ties, future meetings

AMMAN — Jordan and Syria on Monday reviewed means to boost economic and trade ties. During a phone call, Industry, Trade and Supply Minister Tareq Hammouri and his Syrian counterpart Muhammad Khalil agreed to arrange a meeting in the near future with the aim of enhancing cooperation in the economic and trade fields, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The meeting will also cover challenges facing economic cooperation and means to address such problems in a way that contributes to serving the interests of both countries. Jordan and its northern neighbour reopened the Jaber-Nasib border crossing on October 15, 2018, after passenger and cargo traffic was halted for more than three years as a result of the escalating violence in the Syrian town of Nasib, just across the border station, some 80km north of Amman.