Baghdad Minister of Industry and Minerals Manal Aziz Al-Khabbaz met today, Tuesday, the Syrian Ambassador to Baghdad, Sattam Jadaan Al-Dandah, where they discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation between Baghdad and Damascus in various industrial fields.
A statement by the Ministry of Industry stated, “at the beginning of the meeting, the minister referred to the brotherly and historical relations that bind the two countries and their two brotherly peoples, stressing the need to open new horizons for industrial cooperation between the two sides in the industries that Syria specializes in, including the textile and leather industries, through partnership contracts for technology transfer and exchange of experiences between Iraq and Syria with various industrial specializations.
For his part, the Syrian Ambassador affirmed his country’s interest in working with Iraq as it is a promising market, inviting the minister to visit Syria soon, pointing to the Syrian exhibition that will be held at the Baghdad International Fair next July with the participation of several Syrian companies, stressing the desire of Syrian industrialists to meet the minister and reach a conclusion of partnership contracts with Iraqi companies to provide products of good quality and appropriate prices and to implement important projects that benefit both countries.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency