The Secretary General of the Jordanian Transport Ministry, Anmar Al-Khasawneh, that the Jordanian and Iraqi technical committees concerned on transport between the two countries will meet in February next to approve the date and mechanism of the introduction of Jordanian trucks directly to Iraq.Al-Ghad newspaper quoted Al-Khasawneh as saying that "the shipment between the two countries is still open since the opening of the Trebil crossing in August 2017 is by unloading the load from Jordanian trucks to the Iraqi (back to back)," noting that "the committees will agree at its meeting on the mechanisms and conditions of introduction The trucks directly into Iraq in accordance with the interests of the parties. "Al-Khasawneh stressed that" the resumption of entry of Jordanian trucks to Iraq depends on ensuring the safety and safety of its way from the border to its destinations. "The Iraqi side responded earlier to a set of observations made by Jordan to facilitate Transport traffic between the two countries. According to the Ministry of Transport, at that time, p The most important of these observations included the procedures and delays on the border posts, the procedures for unloading the load from Jordanian to Iraqi trucks (back to back), as well as the matters related to the transport that will accompany the import of oil from Iraq. The port of Trebil is the only crossing that links the flow of commercial goods between the two countries, There are other outlets, but they are not dedicated to those commercial operations. The losses of the truck sector amounted to 750 million dinars, due to the loss of several markets for these trucks, including the Iraqi market as well as the Syrian, while the sector includes about 21 thousand trucks, including 6,000 trucks parked Completely.

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