Iraqi – Jordanian Planning Ministers Discuss Bilateral Relations

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq Minister of Planning Ali Shukri discussed with his Jordanian counterpart Jaffar Hassan today bilateral relations and means for developing them, as reported by Jordanian news agency.   Both sides discussed means of increasing trade volume and investment between the two countries, particularly in the infrastructure projects such as electricity, gas and railways.   The agency added that both agreed to perform cooperation programmes to exchange expertise and the participation of the Jordanian private sector in the reconstruction of Iraq. RM (TP)/SR   495