Talks to Enhance Trade Relations Between Jordan and Uzbekistan
20/09/2025
Chairman of Jordan and Amman Chambers of Commerce, Senator Khalil Al-Haj Tawfiq, and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Shakhrukh Ghulamov, discussed ways to strengthen trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, attended by representatives of the clothing, pharmaceutical, and food sectors, the two sides emphasized the need to establish a platform for exchanging data, information, available investment opportunities, and exportable goods, to facilitate the work of businessmen and investors in both countries.
The two parties also discussed the possibility of holding a joint economic forum and business council, arranging trade missions from various priority sectors, exchanging visits to explore opportunities, and opening trade offices to serve as a single contact point for investors and businesspeople.
It was agreed to start holding virtual meetings at the level of sub-economic sectors—clothing, food, pharmaceuticals, and tourism—between businesspeople from both countries starting next month, to discuss available opportunities in preparation for the joint business forum.
The participants stressed the importance of removing all obstacles and barriers hindering the strengthening of economic relations between the two countries, including the opening of a direct flight route, promoting both countries through reciprocal tourism and trade missions, and leveraging Jordan’s strategic location as a gateway to other regional markets.
Al-Haj Tawfiq noted that His Majesty King Abdullah II’s visit to Uzbekistan last month laid out a clear roadmap for deepening cooperation between the two countries, in order to achieve the desired levels of trade and services exchange, aligned with the opportunities available in both.
He also presented an overview of the work of chambers of commerce in the Kingdom, their role in facilitating trade partnerships, and in promoting Jordan as a regional and international hub for trade and investment.
He stressed the need to translate the shared economic ideas into tangible projects that would benefit both economies.
He also highlighted Jordan’s opportunities across various sectors, particularly in food, pharmaceuticals, tourism, garments, and logistics, in addition to its network of free trade agreements that provide access to nearly 1.4 billion consumers in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Arab world. He further underlined Jordan’s thousands of historical, religious, and tourist sites worth visiting.
For his part, Ghulamov affirmed that King Abdullah II’s visit to his country last month was historic in every sense, providing a strong boost to open up vast and untapped areas of vital cooperation between the two countries.
He expressed Uzbekistan’s aspiration to activate all agreements signed during the visit, to develop joint ideas and projects in priority sectors.
Board Member of the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, First Deputy Chairman of the Amman Chamber of Commerce, and President of the Jordan Logistics Association, Nabil Al-Khatib, emphasized Jordan’s strategic location as a key logistics gateway to regional markets.
Al-Khatib called for the opening of a direct flight route between the two countries, which would facilitate the work of businesspeople and investors seeking to explore opportunities, in addition to organizing tourism exchanges, given the Jordanian tourist’s openness to new destinations and Jordan’s wealth of distinguished tourist and archaeological sites.
Meanwhile, Sultan Allan, Representative of the Clothing, Accessories, and Jewelry Sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce and President of the Clothing, Textiles, and Footwear Traders Association, called for holding joint sector-level meetings to discuss mechanisms for direct import of Uzbek clothing products, thereby reducing costs and enhancing trade exchange between the two countries.
Representative of the Food Sector at the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Jamal Amr, pointed out that Jordan imports food products from Uzbekistan, such as fruits, nuts, baked goods, and cocoa products. He stressed the need to enhance cooperation, particularly in exchanging seasonal fresh produce and processed foods, in addition to improving logistics and transport chains to save traders both time and costs.
For his part, Dr. Thamer Obeidat, Secretary-General of the Drugstore Owners Association, noted that Jordan has high standards of quality and regulation in the pharmaceutical industry, giving it a competitive advantage in entering many global markets, in addition to its expertise in medical supplies, public health equipment, and more.
He explained that there are opportunities for joint cooperation through establishing factories or packaging lines in both countries, which would reduce transport, shipping, and customs costs, while meeting the needs of both the Uzbek and regional markets.
The trade exchange volume between the two countries reached about 14 million Jordanian dinars during the first half of this year.
Jordan exports chemical and related industries products, including pharmaceuticals and plastic goods, to Uzbekistan, while importing copper and its products, as well as food and agricultural products from Uzbekistan.
Jordan also has export opportunities to Uzbekistan, particularly in pharmaceuticals, phosphates, and others.
