RJBC Deputy Chairman, Director Mr. Kononenko Has Formal Meeting with Minister of Planning and International Cooperation H.E. Dr. Mary Kawar

 On 18th December 2018, at the Jordan Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Deputy Chairman and Director of the Russian-Jordanian Business Council (RJBC) Mr. Kononenko had a formal meeting with Minister of Planning and International Cooperation H.E. Dr. Mary Kamel Kawar.

 The Fourth Session of the Russian-Jordanian Intergovernmental Commission for Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation Development, which took place on 13th November 2018 in Moscow, resulted in signing the Memorandum of further wider cooperation on constructive and mutually beneficial basis. The main cooperation areas are trade and investment, energy sector, agriculture sector, peaceful nuclear sector, geological exploration and mining, transport sector, industry sector, information and communication technologies and mass communications, customs, education and culture, tourism and cultural heritage, healthcare services, and bilateral business councils’ activities.

 In the course of the meeting the Parties discussed a possible participation of the private sector representatives and other entrepreneurs’ associations not only in the work of the Russian-Jordanian Intergovernmental Commission but also in other cooperation areas of mutual interest for both sides.

 In particular, the Parties focused on a number of programs and projects in trade, economic and investment cooperation, cooperation in energy sector, tourism and healthcare.

 Special attention was given to activities and efforts made by the Russian companies «YSAR+» JSC and «N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Centre for Oncology» FSBI of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation with the RJBC’s assistance in order to arrange in Jordan a number of events aimed at preparation and launch of a pilot project concerning automation and standardization of the treatment of the Breast Cancer by means of Breast Cancer Screening in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.