Tehran-Sana
Syria and Iran signed in Tehran today a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of hydropower.
The memorandum was signed on behalf of the Syrian side by Minister of Water Resources Hussein Arnous and the Iranian side by Energy Minister Reza Ardakianian in the presence of Syrian Ambassador to Iran Dr. Adnan Mahmoud.
The memorandum includes the implementation of joint projects in the field of dams, surface wells, meters and water pumps and rehabilitation of the water system in Syria, and benefit from the exchange of experiences, studies and scientific research in this area and cooperation in the field of design and construction of water and sewage treatment plants and water transmission and distribution networks as well as desalination plants in Syria. In addition to the formation of a committee to implement the terms of the memorandum of understanding.
Minister Arnous had discussed with the Iranian Minister of Energy and officials and representatives of the private sector in Iran yesterday cooperation in the field of hydropower and the establishment of joint projects.