BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Baghdad government on Saturday formally called on Jordan to exempt Iraqi citizens, trucks and vehicles from the kingdom's land for more than two years from fees and fines imposed on them.
The Iraqi ambassador to Jordan, Safia al-Suhail, according to "the new Arab," that "a large number of Iraqi trucks estimated to 300 trucks, has been held in Jordan since the outbreak of events in the Iraqi border areas with Jordan, where could not return because of the control of the organization calling on land West of Iraq, before being liberated by Iraqi forces recently. "
She added that "these trucks arrange fees and fines for the Jordanian side since that time and the owners can not pay, in addition to the disruption of the length of this period of work."
She pointed out that "the Jordanian government has been approached to exempt these trucks from financial claims and allow them to return to Iraq," indicating that "the competent authorities in Jordan recently exempted Iraqi trucks that were stuck on the border and has actually returned to Baghdad, as part of Jordanian efforts to overcome Obstacles to trade with Iraq ".
"There are also Iraqis who are required to pay large fines because of their illegal stay in Jordan over the past two years, with the failure of their return to their country," Suhail said, noting that the embassy and Iraqi officials are seeking a Jordanian decision to exempt them from these claims and allow them to leave to Iraq.
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The Iraqi ambassador to Jordan, Safia al-Suhail, according to "the new Arab," that "a large number of Iraqi trucks estimated to 300 trucks, has been held in Jordan since the outbreak of events in the Iraqi border areas with Jordan, where could not return because of the control of the organization calling on land West of Iraq, before being liberated by Iraqi forces recently. "
She added that "these trucks arrange fees and fines for the Jordanian side since that time and the owners can not pay, in addition to the disruption of the length of this period of work."
She pointed out that "the Jordanian government has been approached to exempt these trucks from financial claims and allow them to return to Iraq," indicating that "the competent authorities in Jordan recently exempted Iraqi trucks that were stuck on the border and has actually returned to Baghdad, as part of Jordanian efforts to overcome Obstacles to trade with Iraq ".
"There are also Iraqis who are required to pay large fines because of their illegal stay in Jordan over the past two years, with the failure of their return to their country," Suhail said, noting that the embassy and Iraqi officials are seeking a Jordanian decision to exempt them from these claims and allow them to leave to Iraq.
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