SYRIA-TURKEY DISCUSS DEVELOPING GROWING COOPERATION
Syrian Arab News Agency SANA
Nov 16 2009
Syria
Damascus, (SANA)-Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Itri discussed Sunday
[15 November] with Turkish Minister of State for Planning Affairs
Cevdet Yilmaz the growing cooperation relations between Syria and
Turkey and the joint desire to develop and upgrade this cooperation
in various domains.
Bilateral cooperation and benefiting from the joint expertise on
the level of the development planning, construction organization and
issues connected with the random housing and mechanisms of tackling
it were also discussed.
Talks during the meeting touched upon fields of cooperation in the
economic, trade, tourism and investment sectors and the role of
businessmen and economic circles in bolstering this cooperation.
Yelmiz said during a meeting with the Syrian Minister of Housing
and Construction Omar Ghalawanji that the ongoing development of
the Syrian-Turkish relations has set an example to follow on the
international level.
He expressed desire to cooperate with Syria in the fields of developing
airports, metros, contracting and infrastructure.
Ghalawanji said that Syria looks forward for more cooperatio n with
Turkey in all aspects. He invited the Turkish companies which have
already secured a notable place in Syria on the economic level to
take part in the development process going on in Syria.
Naji Otri also discussed on Sunday with Catholicos of All Armenians
His Holiness Karekin II and the accompanying delegation the role
of clergymen in building principles of fraternity, tolerance and
communication among nations and cultures.
During the meeting, Otri reviewed the steps taken by Syria for
achieving comprehensive development, Syria’s pivotal role in the
regional issues and its keenness to achieve just and comprehensive
peace.
For his part Catholicos Karekin II, hailed the qualitative leaps
achieved by Syria and security, stability and national unity enjoyed
by the country.
The meeting also touched on cooperation prospects and Syrian-Armenian
relations in different domains.
[In another report, the agency added (SANA news agency website,
Damascus in English 16 Nov 09) that the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister
for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari had said Syria is keen
to boost cooperation between Syria and Turkey and set up future
coordination for economic policies, including the five-year plans and
financial, trade and investment policies. He was speaking at the end
of the Syrian-Turkish forum on joint cooperation held in Damascus.]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
