ZCC, Tunisian embassy talk trade cooperation

Zarqa: Chairman of Zarqa Chamber of Commerce (ZCC), Hussein Shuraim, on Sunday discussed with Tunisian Ambassador to Jordan, Mufida Al Zaribi, and the Tunisian Commercial Attaché, Hisham Al-Naji, ways to enhance economic cooperation and increase volume of Jordan- Tunisia trade exchange. During the meeting, Shuraim said referred to volume of Jordan-Tunisia trade exchange during the past year, as the value of national exports to Tunisia amounted to JD12.6 million, while imports from Tunisia for the same year stood at JD12.5 million. Shuraim stressed the importance of supporting opportunities for joint tourism cooperation, facilitating the mutual flow of tourists and promoting Tunisia tourism through Jordanian travel companies. Additionally, he stressed the need to find solutions to the challenges facing trade exchange between Zarqa municipality, especially maritime transport, noting importance of Tunisair (TU) decision to re-operate its flights to Jordan, which have been suspended since 2008, to provide the opportunity to attract investors and increase volume of trade exchange. For her part, the Tunisian envoy praised efforts to increase trade exchange, pointing to the key Tunisian exports, namely clothing and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, electrical equipment and spare parts for mechanical devices. The diplomat stressed Tunisia's keenness to maintain bilateral economic and trade relations, noting that the Tunisian embassy will work to contact with the ZCC to remove obstacles facing the two countries' trade exchanges and movement of goods. The envoy noted visits from Jordan to Tunisia do not require a visa and see the products for investors, merchants and tourists. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the need to intensify visits by trade delegations, organize joint business forums and exhibitions, network Jordanian and Tunisian businesspeople, according to a ZCC statement. The discussions also called on launching a joint updated database to explore the two countries' available economic and investment opportunities and expand the commodity base. Source: Jordan News Agency