Ammon News - The Jordan Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce, will hold, next Saturday in the capital, Damascus, the activities of the Jordanian-Syrian Economic Forum under the slogan "participatory, not competitive."

Head of the Jordan and Aqaba Chambers of Commerce, Nael Kabariti, who will head the participating delegation, said that the forum constitutes a new building block in the way of developing trade relations between the two countries and pushing them to higher levels, especially in light of the current developments in the global economy.

He added, in a statement today, Tuesday, that the three-day forum constitutes an important economic impetus for further strengthening trade relations between the two brotherly countries, inaugurating a phase of commercial partnership and pushing it to levels that meet ambitions, stressing the presence of interest from Jordanian companies to enhance their presence in the Syrian market.

The forum, which will be inaugurated by the Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Muhammad Samer Al-Khalil, will include working sessions related to trade exchange and transport logistics between the two countries, industrial and agricultural cooperation "prospects for integration and promising opportunities", in addition to specialized meetings between Jordanian companies and Syrian businessmen, according to Kabariti.

Kabariti pointed out that the Jordan Chamber of Commerce has long made great efforts to overcome obstacles related to facilitating trade exchange with sister Syria to restore it to its previous momentum in order to preserve the common interests of the two countries.

On the sidelines of the forum, an exhibition of Jordanian products will be held with the participation of 32 Jordanian companies working in the sectors of industry, services, transport, logistics, tourism, food and trade.

It is noteworthy that the value of national exports to Syria increased during the past seven months of the year by 23 percent, to reach 40 million dinars, compared to about 26 million dinars in imports.