Syrian- UAE ministerial committee meetings in Abu Dhabi today

The Syrian deputy premier for economic affairs Muhammad al-Hussein and members of the accompanying delegation arrived yesterday in Abu Dhabi to preside over the Syrian side to the meeting of the second session of the Syrian- UAE joint ministerial committee to open today.

The Syrian deputy premier and his companions were welcomed by the UAE minister of information and culture, head of the UAE side to the committee, Syria's ambassador to the UAE and UAE ambassador in Damascus.

Al-Hussein described deliberations of the Syrian- UAE session as important and will strongly boost the volume of trade and economic cooperation in all fields.

The UAE minister commended the positive and fruitful atmospheres of the meetings of the first session in Damascus in 2001. He hoped that this meeting will attain similar positive results to serve the interests of the two peoples and to fulfil their aspirations under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad ad UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan.

The Syrian delegation includes the ministers of information; oil and mineral resources, communications, state for the Red Crescent, head of the state planning commission and a delegation representing the Syrian businessmen.