Amman, Sep. 17 (Petra) – The Jordanian-Uzbekistani Leather and Garment Industries Forum opened in Amman on Wednesday, bringing together officials and business leaders to boost investment and trade cooperation.

Ihab Qadri, representative of the Leather and Garment Industries Sector at the Jordan Chamber of Industry, said Jordan offers an attractive investment climate thanks to its strategic location and wide network of trade agreements providing access to more than 1.5 billion consumers worldwide. He stressed that international cooperation is a path to sustainable and comprehensive development.

Qadri detailed that the Uzbekistani delegation’s visit reflects the results of His Majesty King Abdullah II’s visit to Uzbekistan, which opened a new chapter in relations between the two countries and laid the foundations for a deeper strategic partnership.

He highlighted Jordan’s progress under the Economic Modernization Vision, which positions industry as an engine for job creation, export expansion, and integration into global value chains. The sector, he noted, produces more than $2.5 billion in annual exports, employs over 90,000 skilled workers, and records a value-added rate exceeding 42 percent.

He added that the forum marks the start of deeper cooperation in establishing joint ventures between Jordanian and Uzbek companies, integrating supply chains in textiles and raw materials, expanding investments in training and knowledge transfer, and organizing joint trade missions and exhibitions to open new markets.

Qadri underlined that the Jordan Chamber of Industry is ready to support the Uzbekistani delegation to ensure this partnership becomes a model of success.

For his part, Sanal Kumar, President of the Jordan Garment Exporters Association, said Jordan is home to numerous textile factories and is a gateway to the American and European markets, adding that bilateral cooperation could initially reach half a billion US dollars and exceed eight billion US dollars by 2033.

//Petra// AJ

17/09/2025 15:31:11