Tripartite meeting
This should contribute to supporting and enhancing industrial integration between the three countries and serving their development goals, a statement by the Egyptian Cabinet read on Saturday.
The meeting was held by Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Nevin Jamae, Jordanian counterpart Tariq Al-Hammouri, and the Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals, Manhal Al-Khabaz.
Sources revealed that the nine-party meeting concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which was set to be held on June 18-19 in Cairo was postponed.
Egyptian FM spokesman Ahmed Abou Zaid posted on his Twitter account the final statement of the tripartite meeting, which took place in Tunisia Saturday and Sunday.
A new round of the tripartite meetings between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia kicked off Saturday in Cairo to discuss the impact of the Ethiopian dam on downstream countries.