Iraqi governor hold economic talks in Syria

Syria’s Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan Rifaee, and Iraq's Governor of Nineveh, Ghanem Sultan al-Busso discussed means of activating the commercial, economic, tourist and agricultural exchange between Nineveh and the Syrian sides.

Rifaee stressed the necessity for developing commercial and economic relations. Governor of Damascus Ghassan al-Laham also discussed with al-Busso means of developing the commercial, economic and tourist relations between Damascus and Nineveh.

Earlier in the day, Aleppo's Governor Osama Adi received the Iraqi delegation. Adi underlined the importance of this visit for strengthening the fraternal ties between peoples of the two states. He briefed the delegation on the commercial and industrial activities in Aleppo and on the possibility of making use of these activities in the commercial relations with Iraq.

For his part, Nineveh's Governor expressed the desire for activating the commercial exchange between the two sides for being an important step in supporting the Iraqi people in their crisis.