Jordan has strengthened economic and trade cooperation with European wheat exporters

Fathi Jaghbir, president of the Amman Industrial Association (ACI), held a video conference with Myroslava Shcherbatiuk, Ukraine's ambassador to Jordan.
said Jordan wants to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with wheat exporter Ukraine.
is now the second largest country in Europe and a major wheat importer from Jordan.
exports to Ukraine in 2019 amounted to $14.34 million, mainly in the chemical industry and fertilizers, while imports were about $170 million, mainly iron, steel, vegetable oil and wheat products.
jordan's grain import dependence rate over the years was about 90 per cent.
2019/20, Jordan imports 1.1 million tons (MMT) of wheat, with major wheat importers: Romania, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
ACI Vice President Ahmad Khudari called on the two countries to establish a joint investment mechanism, especially in the food industry, and expressed the hope that the Ukrainian Embassy and ACI would sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation between the two sides and facilitate the issuance of entry visas for Jordanian businessmen to Ukraine.
Shcherbatiuk said economic and trade cooperation between Jordan and Ukraine is promising and the two countries are preparing to draft a free trade agreement.
to launch bilateral free trade agreements, ACI called on member companies to provide them with a list of products that FTA should give priority to, and stressed the importance of holding bilateral business meetings.
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