Amman: The value of certificates of origin issued by the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) for exporting goods to Arab and foreign countries in January amounted to about JD108 million, compared to JD99 million for the same period in 2023.
According to statistical data from the Chamber, obtained by the Jordanian News Agency (Petra), the number of certificates of origin issued by the Chamber last month was 1778, compared to 2350 certificates for the same period last year.
Last month, the Chamber issued certificates of origin to several countries, most notably Saudi Arabia with 245 certificates, followed by the UAE with 200, Iraq with 189, Egypt with 83, and Switzerland with 3 origin certificates.
Exports were distributed in terms of value to Iraq with JD61 million, the United Arab Emirates with JD10 million, Egypt with about JD8 million, Saudi Arabia with JD6 million, and Switzerland with JD 3 million.
According to statistical data, the value of re-exported foreign products amounted to about JD66 million, ind
ustrial products JD16 million, agricultural products JD9 million, Arab products about JD7 million, and the rest for various other products.
The Chamber issues certificates of origin for Jordanian agricultural, animal, and natural raw resources, as well as for foreign goods being re-exported and for foreign goods purchased from the local market under specified conditions.
Certificates of origin are also issued for Jordanian industrial products upon the request of the exporter; based on the original factory invoice authenticated by an industrial chamber and an original and authenticated origin certificate issued by an industrial chamber, proving that the goods are of Jordanian origin.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Damascus, SANA – Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad , met with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in Damascus.
In a press conference held by the two sides following the meeting, Minister Mikdad said ‘The Iranian delegation held detailed discussions with President Bashar al-Assad, which dealt with all developments in the region, especially the heroic steadfastness of our people in the Gaza Strip,’.
Minister Mikdad said that the views of our two countries are identical in the support that must be provided to our people in the Gaza Strip in the face of genocide committed by the Israeli occupation’.
Mikdad stressed the need for the American and Turkish occupation forces to leave Syrian territory, stressing that the crimes committed by these forces are crimes against humanity and they must be held accountable for them.
The minister said that the repeated aggressions by the Zionist entity on Syrian lands were caused by Syrian resistance to this entity and its plans since its establi
shment on the land of Palestine.
For his part, Abdollahian said ‘I discussed with President al-Assad the latest developments in the region and regional and international issues, and there is a will among the leadership of our two countries to achieve remarkable progress in cooperation in various economic, commercial and industrial fields.’.
Abdollahian added: ‘I conveyed an official invitation from Ebrahim Raisi to President Assad to visit Iran.’.
The Iranian Minster condemned the illegal presence of the US forces on Syrian territory, expressing his condolences to the Syrian people for the victims of the recent American aggression.
Abdollahian affirmed his country’s rejection of the Zionist entity’s plans to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, stressing that this entity’s attacks in the region will not remain unanswered.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon