Three economic agreements signed between Syria and Jordan
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 5/22/1999

Syria and Jordan signed yesterday three agreements to enhance cooperation in the fields of agriculture, electricity and mineral wealth.

From the Syrian side, Minister of Agriculture Asad Mustafa signed the agreement, while Jordanian Minister of Agriculture Hashem Shboul signed for Jordan.

Sources said, "The agreement runs for five years and will be automatically renewed unless one of the two sides objects." He added that it calls for establishing a joint marketing front for agricultural products that include crops and vegetables.

Syrian Minister of Electricity Munib Saim al-Dahar and his Jordanian counterpart Suleiman Abu-Alam signed a note of understanding that calls for enhancing cooperation in the fields of energy, electricity and finishing the bilateral electric link project.

Jordanian Minister of Irrigation Kamel Mahadin and his Syrian counterpart Abdul Rahman al-Madani signed the special procedures for establishing a dam that was agreed on, providing necessary money from some Arab and intimate funds.

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