Damascus (ST): The International Freight and Customs Clearance Exhibition on its last day resulted in the signing of a number of agreements for external export between the companies participating in the exhibition and other companies participating in the “Medical Care” and “Food Expo” exhibitions currently being held on the grounds of the exhibition city in Damascus.
In a statement to news reporter, the Director General of the organizing company, Anas Zabian, said that during the exhibition a series of meetings were held between food and medical companies and shipping and clearance companies directly, which resulted in the signing of 15 agreements in the food sector for export to several countries and 7 cooperation agreements in the medical sector with pharmaceutical laboratories for export its products to some countries.
At the end of the exhibition, a forum was held to raise the problems and obstacles facing shipping and transport companies, where the President of the Federation of International Freight Companies in Syria, Saleh Kishour, confirmed that the Ministry of Transport provides facilities for transport, and that Syria has the largest shipping fleet in the Arab world, and there are 1,100 shipping and transport companies, explaining that all transport obstacles are external, stressing the need for reciprocity from neighboring countries.
During the forum, a representative from the Drug Enforcement Administration gave a presentation on drug control strategies and the operational control mechanism and controls, as well as models for innovative ways to hide drugs in order to smuggle them, calling on shipping offices to report any suspected case.
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