Washington opposes a Jordanian, Iraqi agreement

Political and diplomatic sources in Amman said that the US has opposed Jordan's desire to sign a free trade zone agreement with Iraq, which is currently under preparations.

The Jordanian weekly al-Majd in its recent issue published on Monday quoted these sources as saying that the American embassy in Amman conveyed to the Jordanian government the regret of the American administration for statements made by the Jordanian prime minister Ali Abu al-Ragheb which he made last Monday in which he said that the Jordanian minister of commerce and industry will discuss in Baghdad signing a free trade agreement between the two states.

The same sources added that the US state department informed the Jordanian foreign ministry that Jordan can not be linked to two free trade agreements with two countries who are in a state of hostility and that Jordan has to stop its attempt to sign this agreement with Iraq.