Syria - Jordan committee signs protocols, agreements
Syria-Jordan, Politics, 8/4/1999

Chaired by Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi and his Jordanian counterpart, Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh,the meetings of the joint Jordanian - Syrian higher committee concluded on Tuesday night in Amman.

At the conclusion of the meetings, the two prime ministers signed the joint minutes of the agreement. An executive program of the cultural cooperation between the two states was signed by Syrian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nasser Qaddour and Rima Khalaf, Jordanian deputy premier and planning minister.

A commercial protocol was signed by Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Muhammad al-Imadi and Jordanian Minister of Industry Muhammad Asfour. A transport agreement for passengers and cargo was signed by Syrian Transport Minister Mufeed Abdul Karim and Jordanian Minister of Transport and Communication Jamal al-Sarira.

A protocol of cooperation between the Jordanian Establishment for Exports and Trade Centers and the Syrian Foreign Commerce Center was signed by Syrian Deputy Minister of Economy Shebly Abu al-Fakher and the Jordanian establishment's general director, Farouk al-Hadidi.

A protocol to establish the Jordanian - Syrian Business council was signed by the chairman of the Syrian Chamber of Commerce, Rateb al-Shalah, and the chairman of the Jordanian Chamber of Commerce, Khaldoun Abu Hasan.

The two sides also decided to establish a ministerial follow-up committee to implement what was agreed upon between the two countries. The final statement issued following the meetings expressed the extreme satisfaction of the two sides over the joint interest shown by the higher committee's meetings in developing relations between the two countries.

The statement noted that the two sides expressed strong interest in the current developments in the peace process while reviewing conditions in the region. Both sides asserted that reaching a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East should be based on international legitimacy resolutions, including UN Security Council Resolutions 22, 338 and 425 and the land-for-peace formula approved by the Madrid conference.

The statement indicated that these resolutions call for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan back to the June 4, 1967 border lines, Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon and the western Bekaa and the occupied Arab lands and the realization of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian Arab people to self-determination and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the native soil of Palestine.

The two sides asserted the importance of resuming negotiations on the Syrian track from the point at which they broke off, according to Madrid terms of reference, as well as the importance of Israel honoring all of its previous commitments.

Moreover, the joint minutes referred to the two sides' agreement to re-form former subcommittees to be as follows: The economic committee, committee of communication and transport, committee of energy and mineral resources, water and irrigation committee as well as agriculture committee.

During his visit to Jordan, the Syrian premier and his companions visited the industrial city in Sahab in southern Amman. He listened to a presentation about this industrial city and other industrial cities in Jordan, their goals, the system of investment and manner of managing these industrial cities.

Al-Zou'bi also visited the exhibition annexed to the building of the industrial city administration and was briefed on exhibits that include samples of the factories and companies' production in this city.

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