10-Jul-2019

Industrialists and traders discussed
the opportunities to strengthen the Jordanian-Palestinian economy and expand
the trade exchange between the two countries, so that Jordanian goods would be
a substitute for Israeli industries in the Palestinian market.
In a joint press conference held yesterday at the Amman Chamber of Industry,
Jordan Chamber of Industry and Industry Chairman Fathi Al-Jaghbair stressed the
necessity of transferring the continuous cooperation between Jordan, Palestine
and other Arab countries to a more practical step on the ground. Industry,
including frequent visits and mutual meetings, follow up the volume of trade
exchanges, and solve the obstacles facing Jordanian exports to these markets
with the concerned authorities in the Kingdom and in these countries, which
benefits all parties.
He added that the Chamber has taken an approach for several years to establish
exhibitions that include Jordanian industries in several Palestinian areas such
as Hebron, Nablus and Bethlehem. He also welcomed the wide participation in the
upcoming Jenin exhibition from various sectors, Jordanian industrial,
educational, therapeutic and tourism sectors, And putting all the Jordanian
expertise at the disposal of the Palestinians.
He pointed to the importance of the Palestinian market, as one of the promising
markets for Jordanian industries, and to confirm the steadfastness of the
Palestinian people despite the conditions of the occupation. At the same time,
Jordanian goods enter the Palestinian markets as a substitute for Israeli
goods.
The exhibition will be held in the city of Jenin near the occupied Palestinian
territories in the 48th, and it will therefore be easy to visit the businessmen
and merchants from those areas to the exhibition, pointing out that the
obstacles put by the occupation, which led to the lack of A number of
participants in these exhibitions, which are subject to entry permits to
participate, will not be hindered from continuing to establish them annually in
the Palestinian territories.
The head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Jenin, Ammar Abu Bakr, said
that the exhibition receives great attention and care from officials in the
Palestinian Authority, indicating the importance of expanding trade exchange
and strengthening the economy between the two sides in a larger framework, so
that Jordanian industries will be a substitute for Israeli industries.
On the details of the exhibition, the organization said that there is direct
interest from the Palestinian presidency to issue the permits on the scheduled
date and expected from 15 to 18 this month to be held from 23-25 in the same
month, indicating that the Jordanian goods participating in the stores.
The conference was attended by participants at the Jenin Exhibition,
representatives of the Jenin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Oman Chamber of
Industry Mousa Al-Saket, the committee's decision committee Ahmed Al-Khudari
and members of the Board of Directors.
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