Syria asks the EU to help in developing agriculture
Syria-European Union, Economics, 7/23/2004

Syria's Minister of Agriculture on Thursday called upon the European Commission to extend help to Syria in the field of developing the agricultural sector due to the current climate conditions Syria is passing through.

In his meeting with Head of the Euro-Mediterranean Social and Economic Committee Giacomina Cassina, Minister Adel Safar said Syria had a big willingness to widen ties with the European Union.

" We appreciate the European Commission support to Syria in the field of economic and administrative development. It is significant to extend more aid to the region in the field of agriculture because of dryness conditions it sometimes suffers from," the minister said. He noted to the importance of the agricultural product quality and goodness holding all parties responsibility of modern technology implementation in this regard.

The European side voiced readiness to extend all backing and aid in this domain as well as helping to find ways and means of liberating products in the appropriate way.

" we will increase the agricultural sector appropriations and work to train in the field of packing and all steps related to prepare the product," the European committee said.

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