Syrian-Iranian trade committee meets in Tehran for boosting bilateral ties

The fourth session of the Syrian-Iranian joint committee started on Monday in Tehran.

The Syrian side was presided over by the minister of the economy and foreign trade, Muhammad al-Imadi, and the Iranian side was headed by the minister of housing, Ali Abdol-Alizadeh.

The committee discussed bilateral relations and the agreements signed between the two countries during the recent visit made by Iranian President Muhammad Khatami to Syria.

The two sides stressed the depth of these relations set by President al-Hafez and the leaders of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

The participants in the meeting also reviewed trade and investment relations and various projects implemented as joint ventures, including the cereal silo project.

The two sides discussed the establishment of a joint businessmen's center and improveing the transport and communications networks in the service of trade between the two countries.

Meanwhile, the specialized subcommittees of the Syrian-Iranian joint committee discussed means of boosting cooperation relations between the two countries in the economic, trade, cultural, banking, tourism and industrial areas.

Stress was laid on the importance of reviving the free trade movement between Syria and Iran. It was agreed to establish a businessmen's council between the two countries.