Jordan, a vital area of ​​the Iraqi presence

Jordan, a vital area of ​​the Iraqi presence



6/18/2017 0:00

Oman / Hazem ovaries
At the beginning of this year "2017" Jordanian Prime Minister stressed that the Jordanian-Iraqi relations progressing excellent quickly, and that it will be the year the most momentum, and years to achieve achievement and progress in strategic projects between them, and that it was agreed to establish the necessary framework to start working on the re-opening of Trebil crossing during the period
Close.
In almost the same period , the President of the Businessmen's Association Hamdi foul stressed that the economic and trade challenges and political events in the region calls for promotion of relations of the two countries at various levels to strengthen the basis of common economic interests of Jordan and Iraq in both directions through more Iraqi investments in Jordan and the resettlement of Jordanian investments in Iraq, and investments of bilateral through joint ventures and assented to by the President of the national Investment Commission of the Republic of Iraq , Dr. Sami al - Araji , he confirms that his government give Jordan priority projects and provide care and protection to curb Aa investors, For its part , revealed the Iraqi Ambassador in
Amman?
The existence of talks fast and moves with the Jordanian side to create a joint economic bloc to be announced soon, but it is unfortunate that all that remained a dead letter and did not take his way to achievement.
It is known that the Jordanian economy is facing a number of economic difficulties for several years affected by conditions in the volatile region, most notably that the contraction of trade with Iraq and its repercussions on the Jordanian economy began to escalate dramatically, and hit its economy paralyzed after the closure of its borders all, although there are unlimited opportunities to expand economic activity between the two countries, but the security reality for Iraq, remains the biggest concern and inhibitory their ability to hunt opportunities.
The special relationship between Jordan and Iraq , drawn by Britain colonized by linking the two countries by road targeted the British him to secure communication between their areas of influence from Baghdad to Amman to Haifa. Missed the reason remained the result, geographical, political and economic Valtoasl between the two countries has become an integral part of their history
as two.
Between 1979 and early 2003 it has grown Jordanian - Iraqi relations , where the Jordanian economy is dependent on Iraqi oil cheap financed exports of Jordanian has created employment opportunities in many areas, and during the eighties of the last century, Jordan turned into a vital port and only for Iraq, which is repeated during the siege in the nineties the last century. Iraq was, for Jordan, the strategic depth that can survive in the face of Israeli pressure.
Today, Jordan seems as an area vital to the presence of the
Iraqi.
Where Iraq can, to renew a comprehensive In doing its relations with Jordan. Iraq will recover the cost of opening up to Jordan through the activation of bilateral economic vitality in several areas of reconstruction in Iraq and higher investment returns easy in the economy of
Jordan.
In the end, the economic relations between the two countries will be organized on a mutually beneficial basis and if Baghdad have determined, and decided to grant Jordan a price preferentially covering its oil needs , and put a preferential economic cooperation, comprised across, then, the nucleus necessary multi - level network of bilateral geopolitical relations needed by countries term perspective.

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