Israeli Trade Minister Natan Sharansky signed a trade agreement Monday with the United States and Jordan that will allow tariff-free exports to the United States from an industrial zone that straddles the Israeli-Jordanian border. Sharansky also met with U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno during his two-day visit to Washington.
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