Inaugurating First Palestinian-“Israeli”-Jordanian Industrial Zone in Jericho

Local Editor

A new project is to be inaugurated on Thursday, which involves the establishment of the Jericho agro-industrial zone. The project, is the first one to bring "Palestinian, "Israeli", and Jordanian industry together.

Attending the meeting was Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Palestinian Minister of Planning Muhammad Abu Ramadan, Jordan's Minister of Interior and Municipal Affairs Hussein Majali and "Israeli" Minister of Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom.

In this zone, agricultural products will be made, providing 7 thousand job opportunities to Palestinians living in the West Bank.
According to sources, the project will be established on 300 dunums of land.
The "Israeli" radio noted that this inauguration ceremony brought "Israeli", Jordanian and Palestinian ministers together for the first time since more than a decade.

Source: Al-Ahed news, translated by website team