Jordanian, Israeli, US trade meeting tomorrow

A tripartite meeting will be held Thursday at al-Hassan industrial city in Irbid. The meeting comprises Jordanian trade and commerce minister Muhammad Saleh al-Hourani, the Israeli industry minister Nathan Sheranski and US commerce secretary William Daley.

al-Quds daily issued in the occupied Arab territories said the three ministers will discuss matters that hindering the implementation of "the industrial zone agreement." The ministers will also discuss means of reaching an understanding on eliminating misunderstanding resulting from misinterpretation between the Jordanian and Israeli sides on Israel's percentage rate and its share of production costs.

The US announced its intent to help promote Jordanian-Israeli economic development in the Jordanian free zone . US trade representative Charlene Barshefsky said yesterday that cooperation is to promote regional economic integration and "to increase economic interdependence."