The Amman and Baghdad Chambers of Commerce agreed to organize a Jordanian-Iraqi business forum in Baghdad, before the end of October, with the participation of a Jordanian trade delegation that will include heads of chambers of commerce, representatives of commercial sectors, heads of labor’ unions and business owners. “The Amman Chamber of Commerce will work to form a Jordanian trade delegation from the trade and services sector to visit several Iraqi governorates,” President of the Amman Chamber of Commerce, Khalil Haj Tawfiq, said during a meeting of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, on Thursday, with the Vice-President of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, Raad Brij, and a number of members of its board of directors. He added that the trade delegation will visit Baghdad, and the cities of Basra, Najaf, Anbar, and other Iraqi cities, and initially meet with the president and members of the councils of the chambers of commerce in these provinces and representatives of the economic sectors, which will be followed by other visits to the rest of the Iraqi cities with the aim of link both countries’ chambers of commerce, exchanging knowledge, building partnerships, and exploring commercial opportunities. investment in the two brotherly countries. Haj Tawfiq said during the meeting, which was held at Amman Chamber of Commerce Headquarters, that the visit will contribute to enhancing relations between both countries’ chambers of commerce, which will reflect on the commercial interests of the two brotherly countries. Al-Haj Tawfiq confirmed that an announcement during the forum to be held in Baghdad will be made on the establishment of twinning between the Chambers of Commerce of Amman and Baghdad, which will contribute to activating the agreements signed between the two chambers. He pointed out that the forum constitutes an opportunity to enable the Jordanian and Iraqi private sectors to benefit from the available opportunities in order to achieve the strategic goals and common interests between the two parties. He said that Iraq is a trade partner and an important artery for the Jordanian economy, which requires building new rules for cooperation between the two brotherly countries based on mutual interests, in which the the private sector will be part of.
Source: Jordan News Agency