The first shipment of Syrian olive oil arrives in Crimea

Damascus-Sana

The first shipments of Syrian olive oil arrived in the Russian Crimea as part of the economic and trade cooperation agreements signed between the two countries.

The first batch of Syrian olive oil arrived earlier this month and will be sold in the Russian regions later, he said, adding that there is a high demand for this product as it enjoys the advantages of price and quality. Again olive oil will soon reach Crimea.

The Deputy Chairman of the Syrian-Russian Business Council and a member of the Chamber of Export Committee of Latakia Eng. Last August to export fruits, vegetables and olive oil.

Al-Hajji pointed out that after analyzing the shipment and making sure it conforms to the specifications, the two parties agreed to activate the agreement to reach 1500 tons in the next phase.He revealed that next week the establishment will send a shipment carrying 32 tons of olive oil to increase the quantities respectively between 100 and 200 tons per week until the implementation of the contract.

The representative office of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Simferopol, the capital of the Republic of Crimea, also announced in a tweet that Crimea received the shipment of Syrian olive oil with the publication of a picture of a cargo plane in a sign that the transfer took place by air.

Syria and the Russian Republic of Crimea signed last August an agreement to enhance trade and economic cooperation between the two countries within the activities of the Damascus International Fair in its 61st session in the fields of establishing a commercial house and a navigation company for the private sector and exchange of participants in the exhibitions.

In April last year, the two countries signed a cooperation agreement and a memorandum of intent on cooperation between Syrian and Russian businessmen during the activities of the fourth Yalta International Economic Forum.

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