18-Dec-2018

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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