ESCWA 's executive secretary highlights Syria's efforts for modernization

The Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Committee for Western Asia (ESCWA) Mirvat Tellawi praised President Bashar al-Assad's efforts in modernizing all sectors in Syria.

In a statement issued by the (ESCWA) on Thursday, Tellawi said that President Bashar al-Assad was able to lead the reform process in Syria despite all the regional and international challenges facing the Arab Nation.

"President Assad achieved development in the fields of administration, human resources, technology, sciences, women's role and unemployment" expressing hope that her visit to Syria will contribute in making use of the technical services and the training courses being prepared by the ESCWA to boost the regional integration and cooperation among the member states.

The statement pointed out that ESCWA is concentrating on the situation in the occupied Golan in its annual report to be submitted on behalf of UN Secretary General to the Economic and Social Council affiliated to the UN to explain the repercussions of the Israeli occupation on the living of the Syrians in Golan and the Palestinian people.