Syrian prime minister confers with Jordanian agriculture minister

Originally published February 4, 2000

Syrian Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi on Wednesday in Damascus received Jordanian Minister of Agriculture Hashem al-Shabboul. Discussions dealt with relations between Syria and Jordan in the area of agriculture and means of consolidating these relations for the welfare of the two states. Present at the meeting were the Syrian minister of agriculture and agrarian reform and the Jordanian ambassador in Damascus.

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