Meeting with the Jordanian Interior Minister Mr. Salama Hammad

IBC delegation visited on Thursday April 7th 2016 the Headquarters of the Ministry of Interior in Amman.

The delegation included IBC Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Mr. Saad Naji and IBC members; Mr. Hussein Al-Sarraf, Mr. Qais Al-Jaafari and the Jordanian Member of Parliament Mr. Khalil Al-Attiya.

The group was received by the Minister of Interior Mr. Salama Hammad, Head of Nationality Department and representative of the Jordanian Security Services.

During the meeting the delegation discussed reasons for the declining number of Iraqis in Jordan along with a number of important issues for which appropriate actions would be taken in the near future.

The Jordanian Minister approved facilitating the renewal of residence permits for Iraqis for five years or automatically without demanding additional paperwork.

Also, agreement was reached to follow up all issues raised during the meeting with the Minister of Interior.

 

The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council is based on the common desire generated by a number of elites. Those who are Iraqi investors and businessmen on the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan unanimous in the importance of creating economic reference for them, as well as for those who wish to join them in order to maximize Iraq’s investment in Jordan, as well as to contribute actively to Iraq’s construction and reconstruction.

The one who carried out the mission of founding is an elite of Iraqi businessmen of recognized competence and abilities. and since the Council’s inception in late 2006, members have worked towards efforts to support Iraqi investments in Jordan.

as well as coordination and cooperation with official entities, to find solutions and proposals to overcome obstacles and constraints facing investors s economic, investment and trade cooperation between Jordan and Iraq.