BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

12/04/2006

Belarus Depicts Syria as Strategic Partner

DAMASCUS, (SANA) -

Belarus described on Wednesday Syria as a strategic partner showing interest to develop ties with her and Syria voiced readiness to progress economic ties as to be up to political ones.

Co Chairing the third session of the Joint Syria-Belarus Committee for Technical and Economic Cooperation, Belarus Minister of Economy Nicolai Zaichenko said "Syria is a strategic partner in the region" noting to historical ties linking the two peoples in the two friendly countries and hoping the joint committee meetings would contribute to push the economic ties between the two sides forward.

Zaichenko expressed his country's interest to develop tie and common cooperation with Syria by increasing trade exchange average and building investment projects saying that Belarus is providing Syrian commodities with big customs facilities to ease cooperation.

For his part, Minister of Economy Dr. Amer Hosni Lutfi noted "the ministry is ready to cooperate with its Belarus counterpart to contribute to develop cooperation as to boost economic ties to upgrade them to the distinguished political ties existing between them."

Lutfi said the government is working to follow up program of economic and administrative reform and the gradual moving to the social economic market.

" Syria is establishing for the proper new economic laws and legislations, parallel; she is building private establishments by reforming the finance and banking system that she passed a good pace over," he said noting to the importance of holding joint expositions and being acquainted with investment opportunities in Syria and Belarus to boost the joint economic work.

Sawsan

Source:

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