Amman, May 1 (Petra) - Jordanian Industry Minister Fathi Al-Jaghbair affirmed that Jordan is placing strict controls on the certificates of origin to protect its products issued to the Iraqi market from fraud.

He stressed that Jordan does not want to turn on the Iraqi economy or dumping its industries, indicating that the Kingdom's trade with Iraq, which was reaching years ago to about 1.5 billion dollars annually hurt by the terrorism suffered by the brotherly country. 

This came during a meeting with the headquarters of the Union of Arab Journalists, the president of the Union of Iraqi Journalists Muayad al-Lami, who is visiting Jordan at the invitation of the Jordanian Journalists Syndicate at the head of an Iraqi media and media delegation including a number of members of the Iraqi parliament and editors of television stations and newspapers, 

He said that the industrial sector is ready to rebuild and rehabilitate Iraqi factories damaged by the instability experienced by Iraq in recent years, as well as the establishment of industrial partnerships between the two countries. 

He pointed out that the economic agreements signed recently will be in the service of the industrial sector in both countries, pointing to the right of countries to put controls on their imports in reference to the decision to prevent the entry of Syrian products and goods to Jordan on the principle of reciprocity. 

He pointed to the role that the media can play in counteracting negative ideas and accusations, bringing together viewpoints and spreading awareness, especially with regard to the new economic partnerships that Jordan and Iraq seek to promote and achieve economic integration. 

In turn, Al-Lami stressed that Jordan has a greater chance than any other country to be present in the Iraqi market, and to establish complex relations and build on the economic agreements signed between the two countries. 

He said that the trade of the two countries has been affected in recent years by the criminality of terrorist gangs, as the national industry was affected by the unstable conditions that faced Iraq. 

He added that Jordan has remained over the past years present in the Iraqi issue and there are fraternal ties and intertwined relations between the two countries, and the Kingdom's position is estimated to be the main outlet for Iraqi citizens abroad. 

Al-Lami pointed out that the press family in the two countries need to raise awareness about supporting the economic fields between Iraq and Jordan, stressing the necessity of cooperation of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate with the Jordanian Journalists Syndicate to work on building economic and commercial relations network and developing a plan of action to help integrate the two countries economically. 

He pointed out that the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate will direct its members to communicate with various Iraqi economic activities to help explain the importance of economic cooperation between the two countries and build on the agreements signed. 

Al-Lami demanded that the Jordanian products that enter the Iraqi market with the best quality and a small margin of profit so as to be able to compete within the markets of Iraq. 

He stressed the need for the Jordanian trader to share the import of Iraq from Turkey and Iran, amounting to 30 billion dollars provided that the Jordanian industries with high specifications needed by the Iraqi citizen. 

He pointed out that Iraq, which has a budget of up to 120 billion dollars, wants to diversify its exports, especially oil, adding that the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline project will be of great benefit to both countries. 

He stressed that Jordan needs to support its positions, especially as it is the most Arab country to talk about Jerusalem and adopt its cause and defend it, stressing the need to help Jordan to be strong in the face of economic difficulties and pressures faced by his positions on the Palestinian issue and the deal of the century. 

"The media should be a tool of pressure to overcome the obstacles facing the flow of trade between the two countries," said Jordanian Deputy Press Syndicate member Yinal al-Bermawi. "The next stage will witness the institutionalization of the relationship with the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate. 

Al-Baramawi stressed that the media sector in the two countries is keen to support efforts that serve their common economic interests and build on the latest agreements. 

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