Jordan keen to expand trade relations with Pakistan: Envoy

Dr Maen Khreasat, Ambassador of Jordan, has said that his country is keen to expand trade relations with Pakistan so that both countries can achieve mutually profitable outcomes.

He made these comments during his visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He said that Jordan and Pakistan can cooperate in many areas including tourism, IT, sports, vocational training for youth, agriculture, and others. He said that there is a good potential for cooperation between the women entrepreneurs of both countries to achieve mutual profits. He said that the bilateral trade volume of around US$ 50 million between Jordan and Pakistan is much less than their actual potential and stressed that Jordan and Pakistan should establish direct air links to promote strong connectivity between their private sectors to explore all untapped areas of bilateral business and investment cooperation. He said that Pakistani investors can invest in the real estate sector of Jordan. He assured that he would cooperate in developing business linkages between the private sectors of both countries to increase bilateral trade and economic relations between Jordan and Pakistan.