Cabinet Discusses Strategic Plan to Confront Sanctions Imposed on the Syrians

DAMASCUS, (ST)- The cabinet on Sunday dedicated its weekly session to discussions aiming at coming up with a strategic plan for confronting the unilateral coercive economic measures imposed on the Syrian people and to specify the priorities of ministries’ works during the coming era.

Discussions focused on procedures that need to be taken to face the sanctions, including “self-reliance”, carrying out “industrially and agriculturally” productive projects and commitment of government parties to implementing a plan based on replacing imported products with domestically-produced goods. Focus was also put on enhancing resources and on the best investment of the state’s properties and assets with the purpose of achieving self-sufficiency.

The plan covered vital sectors, mainly oil, health, industry and social affairs.

In the oil sector, the cabinet approved contracts ratified by the Ministry of oil and mineral resources to ensure oil derivatives in the light of the siege imposed on the country and to expand oil exploration activities to increase production.

In Industry, the cabinet approved providing incentives and facilitations to investors in the pharmaceutical industries, particularly in the manufacturing of medicines of cancer and cronic diseases.

The cabinet focused also on best investment of capitals, reoperating stopped factories, directing expenditure towards productive projects and reforming the publiuc sector’s economic institutions.

In social affairs field, the Cabinet procedures included providing direct support for civil society associations and NGOs to help them play their role effectively and to expand small and micro-sized enterprises to support categories which need the most. Focus in this regrad was put on encouraging agriculture, increasing agricultural products and supporting the livestoke sector.

Hamda Mustafa