Prime Minister Hussein Arnous and the Iranian Ambassador to Syria Mahdi Sabhani discussed during a meeting on Sunday discussed the steps that have been taken to implement the agreements and cooperation projects between Syria and Iran.
The two sides focused on enhancing cooperation and joint action in the sectors of industry, energy, investment, ports, transport, communications, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries. They also talked about cooperation on common issues and about eliminating the obstacles impeding the implementation of joint projects and speeding up work with the aim of confronting the economic blockade imposed on the peoples of the two countries.
Increasing production, securing the different products and basic materials required by the Syrian market and rehabilitating a number of factories were also on the agenda of the meeting.
The prime minister called for increasing cooperation projects in all domains, noting the government’s willingness to provide all facilitations necessary to accomplish these projects which aim at creating job opportunities and achieving economic development in Syria.
He thanked the Iranian people, government and leadership for supporting the Syrian people in the confrontation of the foreign-backed terrorist war.
On his part, the Iranian Ambassador affirmed his country’s support for the Syrian people in the face of the unfair sanctions and in the reconstruction process, emphasizing the need to put more efforts to boost cooperation that benefits both countries.
Hamda Mustafa