AMMAN — The
Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) said Saturday that enhanced access to the Palestinian market for
Jordanian products will hasten the national economy’s recovery from the impacts
of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
In an interview with Petra, the ACC Chairman
Khalil Haj Tawfiq said solidarity with the Palestinian economy is a duty in
light of the distinguished and historic Jordanian-Palestinian relations.
He lauded the government’s efforts
and Royal directives to facilitate Jordanian access to the Palestinian market
despite “Israeli obstacles”.
Haj Tawfiq expressed his hope that
the next stage would see a new beginning for bilateral trade and investment.
“The Paris Protocol is an obstacle
to developing Jordanian-Palestinian economic relations," Haj Tawfiq said, and
called for putting pressure on the international community to amend the
agreement.
The Paris Protocol, signed in 1994 by
the Palestinian Authority and Israel, curbed the Palestinian economy's growth
by restricting trade between Palestine and Israel, primarily.
Haj Tawfiq said that the ACC will
work to increase coordination with Palestinian commercial organizations and
arrange for visits for traders and importers.
He called for activating cooperation
agreements signed between the Jordanian chambers of commerce and their
Palestinian counterparts.
According to the ACC statistics, the
volume of trade exchanged between Jordan and the Palestinian Authority during
2020 stood at around JD140 million, of which JD108 million were exports to the
Kingdom.
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