Syrian Expatriates Conference holds Workshops
Several workshops on culture, economy, medical, social and environmental protection were held Sunday as part of the ongoing Syrian Expatriates Conference in Damascus and attended by cabinet Ministers and senior officials to boost relations between expatriates and their motherland and activate their role in the overall development in Syria.
A workshop on "Investment and Trade Exchanges" wrapped up with a session marked by a package of recommendations and proposals. Minister of Finance Dr. Mohammad al-Hussein took part in the workshop.
The participants called for rehabilitation of the national cadres through the setting up of centers for training and rehabilitation as well as for offering transparent tax facilities and the stock market.
Minister of Finance said the government is doing its best to modernize the economy through flexible financial laws and regulations.
Other workshops centered on the affairs of the expatriates, development of human resources and boosting of culture, media, technical and medical cooperation. Several cabinet Ministers attended the workshops where they discussed issues related to their ministries to come up with best results.
The Syrian expatriates talked about how to attract Syrian businessmen to help advance the process of development.
The Workshop on "Infrastructure and Technical Cooperation" focused on how to enhance communication between the expatriates and their homeland and enrich the Syrian expertise in this field.
Secretary General of the Prime Ministry Maher Mujtahed took part in the workshop of "Institutional Development and Modernization." The participants discussed all aspects of the overall development process in the country, calling for deeper steps in this area.
Another workshop on "Media Interaction" was also held as part of the second day of the Conference. Participants said it is necessary to set up a media board to follow up on issues of culture and tourism issues as well as founding a center for strategic studies and an Arab news agency in coordination between the Ministry of Expatriates and the expatriates to provide them with news and information about Syria on the Internet.
Several Syrian journalists disclosed that they are under pressures and threats from the Jewish lobby in Western countries to prevent them from presenting realities of the situation on the Arab region and Arab-Israeli conflict.
The "Media Interaction" workshop was attended by Ministers of Information Mahdi Dakhlullah, of Housing and Construction Mohammad Nuhad Mshanshat, other senior state officials and Syria's Ambassador in Washington Imad Musstafa.
