Shawabkeh to Ammon "Trade exchange between Jordan and Palestine scrawny"
30-07-2015 01:03 AM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Chairman of the Jordanian mission in Ramallah Khalid Shawabkeh said that the Jordanian and Palestinian sides are dissatisfied with the size of investment between the two sides, adding that the volume of trade exchange between Palestine and Israel to exceed $ 4 billion, with total between Palestine and Jordan $ 120 million.
About the investment promotion between the two sides, the ambassador in his speech to "Ammon" he said on the sidelines of expatriates conference that the commercial cuff tend towards to Jordan, but this figure does not meet the meager ambition.
And about on the promotion of trade exchange plan, he said there were regular meetings are held, but there is a big problem is the occupation, and Jordan always calls for two-state solution to the Palestinian in order to facilitate trade exchange and also strengthened.
He pointed out that the Jordanian mission in Ramallah consist of the Head of Mission and 3 diplomats and 18 administrative, noting that the main objective of the presence of the mission there communication between the two peoples and economic and political communication in addition to facilitate the mobility of Palestinians from Palestine to Amman.