Damascus-Sana
The relevant authorities are working to develop the Albukamal border crossing, which was officially opened to the movement of people and goods crossing at the end of September last year. The equipment and service utilities at it have been completed and provided with the necessary equipment and equipment to complete the work in an optimal way.
In a statement to SANA Economic Bulletin, the head of the Directorate General of Customs, Farhan Samuri, stated that the installations at the Albukamal crossing are in good technical condition and work is underway to complete the works of asphalting freight yards and completing the fence surrounding the crossing and providing it with “Kaban” for the weight of trucks, indicating that the scanner will be shipped to the crossing in Less than a month after the General Company for Roads and Bridges completed the work of the Hungarian installation, which is assigned to it, in addition to securing most of the work requirements at the customs secretariat at the crossing, from inspection hangars and umbrellas at the entrances and equipping the offices with computers and generators.
For his part, the customs secretary of the Abu Kamal border crossing, Assem Iskandar confirmed, in a similar statement, the readiness of the employees in the secretariat to facilitate and facilitate the affairs of arrivals and departures and facilitate the transit of various types of cars from both sides, indicating that there are no obstacles to work on the Syrian side, except for the technical condition of the road from Deir Al-Zour to For Albukamal it needs paving and a new asphalt shirt and removing the bumps from it.
On the reality of trade exchange via the crossing, Iskandar explained that no import movement was recorded while exports are still modest, as daily crosses about 20 truck cars on average every day, indicating that 80 percent of Syrian exports to Iraq are citrus and the rest are various commodities from the food, metal, plastic, clothing and eastern industries .
For his part, General Director of the General Authority for Road Transport, Engineer Yasser Haider, affirmed in a similar statement that the institution has contracted with the General Company for Roads and Bridges to maintain and rehabilitate the Deir Al-Zour Road Al-Mayadin Al-Bukamal and gave the direct order, pointing to the start of the work of deporting dirt berms and restoring potholes to ensure safe passage on the road Pending the weather conditions permitting the works of asphalt asphalt and the completion of rain drainage by the municipalities on the road.
Haider indicated that the institution has also contracted with the General Company for Technical Studies and Consultations and the Military Housing Corporation to study the Suwai’ah and Salihiya bridges on the roads leading to the city of Albukamal and the study work was carried out directly.
It connects Syria with Iraq with three border crossings, the most important of which is the Albukamal border center, and it acquires special importance, as it represents an important artery for commercial exchange and a corridor for exports and imports between the two sides.
Wasim Adawi
SANA Economic Bulletin
