Khaberni - Minister of Industry, Trade, and Supply Ya'rub Al-Qudah said, "There are many areas available to enhance economic cooperation between Jordan and Qatar, especially in industry, food security, infrastructure, energy, services, and the reconstruction efforts in Syria, reflecting the directions of the leaderships of both countries and the outcomes of His Majesty King Abdullah II's discussions with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during his recent visit to Jordan."
During his meeting on Thursday with a Qatari delegation representing the Qatar Investment Authority, Al-Qudah affirmed, "In the upcoming period, efforts will be made to forge economic partnerships with Qatar, and to capitalize on investment opportunities and the potential for achieving integration in several industrial sectors either bilaterally or within the framework of the industrial integration partnership that unites the two countries alongside other nations."
He reaffirmed the importance of forming a technical team from relevant entities in both countries to discuss more broadly and continuously the sectors in which they can cooperate in the coming period, identifying available opportunities with the participation of the Jordanian and Qatari private sectors.
He indicated that Jordan possesses many strategic and promising investment opportunities, especially in sectors like food, apparel, infrastructure, energy, and others, citing Jordan as a gateway to regional markets and a starting point for contributing to reconstruction projects in Syria, and highlighted the advanced nature of Jordan's service sector in many areas.
He also pointed out the significant export opportunities for Jordanian products due to existing free trade agreements, particularly with the United States, Canada, Europe, the Arab Free Trade Area, and others, emphasizing the importance of the Mafraq development area and its strategic location as a potential logistics hub for reconstruction operations.
He noted the increase in the volume of national exports, especially of industrial goods, which total $12 billion of the kingdom's total exports; these have increased to markets that formerly faced some difficulties, such as the European market where Jordanian exports have risen to $500 million compared to just $120 million a few years ago, and also highlighted an increase to $400 million this year to Syria, mentioning a clear rise also in the Canadian market."
The Qatari delegation included representatives from various sectors of the Qatar Investment Authority, namely the Director of Strategic Partnerships for Emerging Markets Nasser bin Abdullah Al Attiyah, Director of Emerging Markets Abdullah bin Saad Al Rumaihi, Director of Asset Management at Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation Ali bin Maan al-Ahbabi, and a senior official at Qatar Energy Abdullah Al Temimi.
The members of the Qatari delegation emphasized their interest in enhancing economic cooperation with Jordan in several areas, noting that their visit comes in the context of following up on the results of the State of Qatar's Amir's visit to Jordan and his discussions with His Majesty the King, underlining the importance of elevating the level of economic relations between the two countries.
