Syria, Lebanon to Develop Agricultural Cooperation

Damascus – Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Ahmed Al-Qadri met here on Tuesday his Lebanese counterpart, Hassan Al-Laqis. The two sides discussed ways of developing and promoting agricultural relations between the two countries.

Mr. Al-Qadri confirmed the necessity of establishing a common vision for developing cooperation in all agricultural domains between the two countries. He pointed out that the close cooperation between the two ministries in the area of agricultural scientific research constitutes one of the components of agricultural production in Syria and Lebanon.

The Minister pointed to the existence of joint agreements between the two countries in the field of agriculture aimed at standardizing the mechanisms of importation, registration of veterinary medicine, plant protection, quarantine and pesticides. He expressed his readiness to provide Lebanon with various types of plantations and benefit from its expertise in Syrian agricultural fields.

 For his part, Mr. Al-Laqis said that the talks focused on ways to develop and strengthen  joint agricultural relations to the benefit of farmers in both countries and serve the import and export process through the Syrian ports and land crossings, calling for the reactivation of the agreements signed during 2010, which were suspended during the war on Syria And working to develop them.

Sh. Kh.