Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Minister of National Economy Khaled Osaily and Director of the Mission of the United States Agency for International Development in Palestine, Amy Tuhill Stoll, today, Wednesday, discussed areas of joint cooperation.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed areas of US support in the areas of information technology, trade facilitation, scientific research, improving the business environment, wastewater treatment, electronic banking services and implemented development projects.

The minister stressed the importance of supporting the ministry's projects and programs aimed at expanding the production base and enabling the private sector to carry out its tasks in developing the national economy.

The American side stressed the importance of the Palestinian steps implemented by the Ministry in improving and developing the legislative environment regulating the national economy, the latest of which was the approval of the Companies Law, which is in line with technological development.

At the end of the meeting, they agreed on coordination and joint cooperation to develop cooperation relations.