Syrian- Tunisia trade committee meetings start in Tunis

The Syrian-Tunisian trade committee began in Tunis yesterday its deliberations in the presence of Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan Rifaee and Tunisian Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Traditional Industries, Monther al-Zanaidi.

Rifaee suggested to study the possibility of establishing joint marketing companies between the private sectors in the two states and to intensify meetings between the Syrian and the Tunisian businessmen.

The agenda of the committee includes finding formulas that facilitate developing the commercial exchange and adopting the Euro-Mediterranean certificate of the origin in commercial exchange.

It also includes the possibility of Syria's join to the Arab-Mediterranean Free zone of exchange and discussions cooperation in the field of naval transport and between chambers of trade and commerce.

During his visit, Rifaee discussed with the Tunisian minister means of enhancing economic and commercial relations between Syria and Tunis in addition to the issue of the Syrian-European partnership.