AMMAN —
President of the
Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Nael Kabariti confirmed that
transactions between individuals from Jordan and Syria and agreements between
individuals from both countries are not covered by the Caesar Act, according to
Jo24.
اضافة اعلان
Officially known as the Caesar Syria Civilian
Protection Act, the Caesar Act is a US law that sanctions the Syrian government
and targets “foreign persons who facilitate the Assad regime’s acquisition of
goods, services, or technologies”, among others. The law went into effect on
June 17, 2020 and was implemented by former president Donald Trump.
Kabariti said that economic growth in the Kingdom
can only happen through opening of bilateral trade with
Syria and
Iraq.
He said that bilateral trade between Jordan and Iraq
has recently made impressive strides, pointing to incomprehensible decisions
imposed by the Jordanian government that are not in the interest of the
economy, as it has placed restrictions on importing products from Syria.
Kabariti asked: We import goods from India and China, and we
pay tens of thousands of dinars in shipping fees, and the same commodities are
available in Syria, then why are we not allowed to import from Syria?
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