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Mahinda Rajapaksa who visited Jordan to attend the G
11 Summit and the World Economic Summit for the Middle
East held cordial discussions with King Abdullah Al
Hussein of Jordan last Friday (18).
During the President’s
visit Sri Lanka and Jordan signed three major agreements
pertaining to trade, investment and cultural cooperation.
Signing of the agreements took place at the King Abdullah
Memorial Hall in Amman.
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According to this new Sri Lanka-Jordan Trade Agreement
the Sri Lankan export market to Jordan will be expanded
to include among others, vegetables, fresh fruit, ornamental
fish, cut flowers, sea food and rural handicrafts. Previously
eighty five percent of Sri Lankan exports to Jordan
were confined to tea and garments
The Cultural Co-operation Agreement between the two
countries would enable the holding of joint workshops
for artistes of the two countries.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the
Chairmen of the Chambers of Commerce of the two countries
will enable Sri Lankan investors to freely invest in
Jordan and open up more business opportunities for them
in Jordan.
Jordanian investors are invited
to mainly focus on garments, oil storage facilities,
housing construction and road development.
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