Jordan, Tunisia seek bolstering trade, investment relations

AMMAN — Jordan seeks to increase its exports of commodities and services to Tunisia and attract more Tunisian investments to the Kingdom, Minister of State for Investment Affairs Muhannad Shehadeh said on Sunday.

Opening the meeting of the joint Jordanian-Tunisian committee for investment, Shehadeh, who is also president of the Jordan Investment Commission (JIC), highlighted the need for holding more bilateral meetings between the two countries at both the public and private-sector levels, according to a JIC statement.

Baligh Bin Sultan, head of the foreign investment promotion agency in Tunisia, called for benefitting from available opportunities and facilities in each country, expressing hope for the meeting to contribute to opening wider scopes of cooperation. Bin Sultan and JIC Secretary General Faridon Hartouqa signed the meeting minutes.