AMMAN -- Iranian Ambassador to Jordan Nassrollah Tajik announced here Tuesday that Iran-Jordan joint economic session is to meet in Amman in March 2003.

He told IRNA that there currently are some contacts between the two countries' officials, notably those of industry and commerce ministries.

The commission session will focus on diplomatic ties, trade and agriculture activities and implementation of provisions of protocols already signed between Tehran and Amman, the Iranian ambassador underlined.

The two sides will also review cooperation in tourism and transportation sectors.

The next session of the joint economic commission will be held in Tehran sometime in 2004, he added.

Tajik said that in a recent meeting with the Jordanian minister of tourism, ways of promotion of tourism between the two counties, particularly their scared and religious sites were also reviewed.

Meanwhile, Tajik said earlier in November that Iran will soon start exporting goods to Jordan and Syria via Iraq.

In a meeting with Jordanian Head of Chamber of Commerce, Heydar Morad, Tajik added that the decision has been taken on the basis of an agreement recently signed between Iran and Iraq.

The export of Iranian goods to Jordan and Syria via Iraq will shorten the current route through Turkey by 1,000 kms, he added.

Morad, for his part, referred to the favorable relations between the two states and underlined further exchange of good and launching joint projects.

He cited the interest of the Jordanian government to broaden ties with all world countries, specially the Arab and Islamic states.

Ways of expanding the economic and commercial cooperation between Iran and Jordan, in particular in the private sector were discussed at the meeting.

The volume of trade exchanges between Iran and Jordan in the past Iranian year (ended March 20) stood at about $21 million.