Damascus-SANA
Minister of Industry Ziad Subhi Sabbagh and Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals Manhal Aziz al-Khabbaz signed the minutes of the meetings of the Syrian and Iraqi sides at the conclusion of the Iraqi industrial delegation's six-day visit to Syria.
Minister Sabbagh hoped, during the meeting that preceded the signing, that the visit of the Iraqi delegation would establish a focal point for cooperation and to build partnerships between the two countries in the industrial and economic fields, noting that points of connection and communication between the public and private sectors in the two countries had been identified to follow up on what was agreed upon and to submit a monthly report on the developments of the measures taken. From the government of the two countries about what was discussed.
In a statement to the media, Minister Sabbagh said that the visit of the Iraqi delegation, which came after the years of war that affected the two countries, included many meetings and intensive meetings to lay the first building blocks for launching joint industrial work to exchange experiences and establish a joint industrial work in the coming days.
For his part, the Iraqi minister stressed the importance of the visit in setting the outlines for future cooperation between the two countries in the industrial and economic fields, pointing to the role of the private sector in promoting the industrial sector in the two countries to enhance partnership and integration between them through exchanging experiences, training, management and marketing and working to form a joint industrial zone that can Compete with the products of the countries of the region.
In response to a question by SANA representative about the most important points that were agreed upon between the baker, they include the possibility of cooperation, partnership, exchange of experiences and training, in addition to studying what can be provided to businessmen and industrialists from both parties in terms of facilities for entry visas to be presented to the Iraqi side of the concerned ministries, as well as issues of land transport and shipping between the two countries.
The Iraqi industrial delegation headed by Minister al-Khabbaz began his visit to Syria last Wednesday, during which he conducted several meetings and meetings to discuss ways of industrial and economic cooperation between the two countries. He also made several visits to many industrial facilities in Damascus and Aleppo countryside to see the industrial development in Syria and ways to benefit from industrial expertise. Syrian.
Ahmed Souliman