Syria, Jordan and Lebanon joint market discussions

Official Syrian sources said today that Syrian Minister of Economy Muhammad al-Imadi discussed with a high-ranking Jordanian delegation raising the level of commercial exchange between the two states.

The sources said the two sides tackled the idea of establishing a joint market between the two states including Lebanon.

Syrian exports to Jordan fell some 300% from 1996 to 1998, while Jordanian exports experiencing a similar decline.

The two sides said that increasing commercial exchange cannot be manifested without direct and mutual export and import operations between businessmen and exporters from the two states.

The sources said the participants in the meeting assured the implementation of the economic cooperation agreement signed between the two countries in 1975.