Interior Minister: Ensuring citizens safety and security, Stimulating Economic and Social Development

DAMASCUS,(ST)_ Interior Minister Gen. Mohammed al-Shaar stressed the important role of businessmen and traders as one of the national economy pillars in mitigating the effects of the unfair economic sanctions imposed on Syria.

The minister pointed, during a meeting yesterday, with the Chairman of Damascus Chamber of Commerce Mohammad Ghassan al-Qalaa and members of the Chamber the keenness of the state and the interior ministry to strengthen the security and safety of the Syrian people in order to create the appropriate environment to stimulate economic and social development and ensure the flow of various goods and services for citizens at affordable prices, stressing the importance of all concerted efforts to reactivate trade movement and promote the national economy.

The Minister indicated that the current events in Syria revealed the size of the big conspiracy aimed to fragment it and destroy the components of the Syrian state in the interest of the Zionist entity, pointing out that ” belonging to the homeland ” is the main pillar in the reconstruction process and the real guarantee for a continued life cycle in all aspects of the Syrian society.

For their part, the Chamber’s chairman and members made proposals to stimulate trade in order to mitigate the effects of the crisis, so as to contribute to providing goods in the market, stressing that Syrian traders during the last stage were able to secure all the food and other citizens basic needs of despite the difficult conditions experienced by the country.

T. Fateh