BAGHDAD - The Jordan-Iraqi Joint Committee, held Thursday its twenty-ninth session in Baghdad and reached agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, Petra news agency reported.

The session was chaired by Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Minister of Labour Yousef Shamali and Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals Khaled Battal Najem.

The committee discussed comprehensive issues of cooperation in energy, trade, investment, economic city, transportation, agriculture, education, culture, youth, water, tourism, antiquities, labour, vocational training, works, and other fields.

It also discussed areas and projects of trilateral cooperation, which includes Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt, and followed up on the implementation of the outcomes of the summits that brought together the leaders of the three countries.

The two sides signed 7 agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in investment, labour, vocational training, social development, trade, tourism, antiquities, and culture fields.