Wir, Fontana examine means to boost cooperation

AMMAN — Jordan Investment Commission (JIC) President Thabet Al Wir and EU Ambassador to Jordan Andrea Matteo Fontana discussed preparations to hold a Jordanian-EU investment forum in Amman in the last four months of the year to boost bilateral cooperation, a statement said on Wednesday.

During a meeting, they highlighted the importance of the forum, with a broad participation of public and private sector representatives, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Fontana also noted that the EU agreed to have18 Jordanian development, industrial and free zones included under the Jordanian-EU free trade agreement, stressing the EU’s support for Jordan’s economy.