Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan prepare final FTA version

Experts from Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan met Friday in Amman to draft the final version of a free trade accord that will bind the four Arab states. Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan signed in May 2001 the Agadir Declaration which commitment to the establishment of a free trade area, open onto other Arab states.

During their meeting in Amman, the trade ministers were to debate issues pertaining to the sound implementation of free trade between them and to their relations with the European Union.