Kathmandu, April 8 :The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Federation of Jordanian Chamber of Commerce (FJCC) signed an agreement recently for expanding economic relations between the two countries and identifying possibilities of investment.

FNCCI president Pradip Kumar Shrestha and FJCC president Haider Murad had signed the agreement.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr Shrestha said Nepal has great potentials for investment in the areas of agriculture, hydro-electricity, tourism, information technology etc.

FJCC president Murad noted that Jordanian investors want to invest in Nepal and this will be fulfilled by the agreement.

Jordan wishes to import tea, coffee, fresh fruits, cereals, etc from Nepal, he added.

The Jordanian delegation had come here in course of taking part in the Export Promotion Meeting-2000.