Land transportation line to link between Cairo, Amman and Baghdad

CAIRO, 1 March 2021:  A land transportation line linking between Cairo, Amman and Baghdad to operate soon due to a protocol inked between the three countries to facilitate all movement between the borders.

The ticket prices expected to be up to $130 including the ferry ticket coast linking between Nuweiba and Aqaba ports.

During a Monday meeting between Egypt’s Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir and Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt Amgad Al Aadialah, they discussed aspects of cooperation between Egypt and Jordan and means to boost bilateral trade via facilitating the entry of Egyptian products to Jordan then to other countries including Iraq and Syria.

A statement by the Transport Ministry on Monday said both sides asserted the depth of bilateral ties.

Aadialah lauded the big development witnessed in Egypt in the field of railways.

Both sides asserted the importance of a protocol inked between Egypt and Jordan to operate a land line starting from Cairo passing by Amman and arriving to Baghdad and vice versa.