SYRIAN PM HOLDS TALKS WITH TURKISH MINISTER, ARMENIAN PATRIARCH
Syrian Arab News Agency SANA
Nov 16 2009
Syria
Damascus, 15 November (SANA)- Prime Minister Muhammad Naji 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 Umar 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 Itri 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, Itri 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.