Cabinet approves free-trade zone with Jordan

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi government decided to approve the bill of the free-trade zone agreement with Jordan and to sent it to the parliament for the final approval, according to the government’s spokesman. “The decision comes to strengthen relations between the two countries,” Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, the official spokesperson of the Iraqi government, said in a release on Friday received by IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that the zone will help achieving an economic integration between Iraq and Jordan. MH (P)/SH 2