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Four trucks to Jordan, Gulf via Nassib-Jaber crossing
19-10-2018
Following the reopening on October 15 of the Nassib-Jaber crossing on the Syrian-Jordanian borders, (:https://bit.ly/2yrCzYr), Al Diyar daily reported that four trucks carrying Syrian products have arrived to the crossing on their way to Jordan and GCC countries. The first Jordanian trucks will depart through the crossing within the next couple of days, restoring the trade exchange movement between the Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Europe and Turkey, according to the chief of Jordanian Truck Owners, Mohamad Kheir Daoud. Official Lebanon and concerned parties welcomed the decision. The trade minister, Raed Khoury, tweeted, “Finally, we witness the long-awaited opening of the crossing”, stressing his ministry’s constant contact with the farmers to this end. For his part, vice president of the Lebanese Industrialists Association (LIA), Ziad Dakach, described the occasion as a winning lottery card for Lebanon, mentioning the USD 2 billion losses incurred on the industrial sector as a result of the closure of the crossing. Also, the president of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan, welcomed the Syrian decision, stating that it revives Lebanon’s economy and props productive sectors, notably, agriculture. Likewise, while the head of the South Farmers Congregation, Mohamad Husseini, pointed out that the land crossings are the only outlet for the Lebanese industrial and agricultural exports, the chief of the Beqaa Farmers Association, Ibrahim Tarshishi, clarified that raising the export tariffs on the Syrian part will not delay the start of the export activity. (Al Diyar, October 17, 18, 19, 2018)
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