CONFERENCE:RUSSIA - JORDAN: ECONOMIC COOPERATION AT PRESENT STAGE   was held in Amman, Holiday Inn hotel 

2008 March 19 at 12 am.

with speeches by Russian and Jordanian representatives of ministries and departments, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and business circles.

There were many business meetings and negotiations, including with representatives of business circles of Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

The exhibition and conference received high praise from the participants, the media, and the ministries. “This year,” writes the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry in its feedback about the results of Expo-Russia 2008, “the exhibition of OAO Zarubezh-Expo was conducted at a high organizational and professional level and was a high-profile event in the public, political and economic life of the Kingdom of Jordan…According to experts, the annual show at the industrial exhibition in Amman of Russian technologies and the latest achievements has great significance for Russian businesses oriented towards the Near Eastern region, forms a favorable image of the country and makes it possible to demonstrate its economic potential, which currently provokes the increased interest of Arabian businessmen in the Middle East….” The press centre of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia reports that “…The Expo-Russia 2008 exhibition, according to its participants, will expand the possibilities for Russian producers on the markets of the Near East and promote the development of commercial ties between Russia and the Arab world.” (26.03.2008 Alliance Media Information Agency, “Jordan: Expo-Russia 2008 Industrial Exhibition Wraps Up”). “…Speaking at the conference, Jordanian representatives especially pointed out that the country’s government, striving to improve the investment climate in the country, has taken a number of new legislative initiatives…. This complex of measures can seriously deepen cooperation between the two countries…” (19.03.2008, 15.57 Itar-Tass, “Russian and Jordanian Businessmen Discuss Prospects for Two Countries’ Economic Cooperation at Conference in Amman”).