Middle EastUpdated November 9

Jordan-Syria council sets out cooperation plans.

Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman al-Ṣafadī and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani concluded the third session of the Higher Coordination Council in Damascus on November 9, Asharq News reported. The discussions covered bilateral and regional cooperation. Al-Shaibani announced plans to develop the Nasib/Jaber crossing for around-the-clock operations with electronic linkage, rehabilitate the international road between the two countries at a cost of up to $47 million, and work toward establishing a joint industrial zone on the border. He also said bilateral trade had tripled over one year to about $330 million. That figure describes trade between the two countries, not an outcome of this council; the 35 agreements and memoranda he cited were part of their broader cooperation.

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