Deputy ministers of agriculture met today, Tuesday, with representatives of the Syrian-Saudi Business Council to discuss opportunities to enhance economic and investment cooperation in the agricultural sector, and to develop the production, marketing, and export of Syrian agricultural products to foreign markets.
The meeting, held at the ministry building, reviewed a number of files related to improving the investment environment and agricultural trade exchange, foremost among them developing the sorting and packaging of agricultural products, aligning their specifications with the requirements of target markets, as well as discussing transport and transit fees and the challenges facing export movements.
Partnership with the Private Sector and Updating Legislation
Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Plant Wealth Affairs, Mustafa Zaki, presented the ministry's strategy for the coming phase, the challenges facing the agricultural sector and investment in it, and the measures taken to provide necessary facilitations, pointing to the ministry's direction towards enhancing partnership with the private sector in managing its productive assets.
Zaki emphasized the importance of the role played by the Syrian-Saudi Business Council in developing economic relations between the two countries, bringing together investors' viewpoints, and opening new horizons for cooperation in investment and the exchange of agricultural products.
For his part, Deputy Minister for Planning and Institutional Excellence, Bassel Dery, clarified that the ministry is working on updating laws and legislation, and restructuring and developing work branches, in parallel with enhancing the agricultural statistics system and collecting accurate data electronically, and benefiting from digital transformation in preparing development plans and programs based on reliable databases.
National Program to Increase Production and Exports
For his part, Hitham Joud, President of the Syrian-Saudi Business Council, presented the Syrian-Saudi Program for Rapid Production, Export, and Employment, which includes an implementation plan extending over four years within a national program aimed at increasing production and exports, and providing rapid and sustainable job opportunities, thereby contributing to activating the Syrian economy and enhancing economic cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Last month, Hitham Joud, President of the Syrian-Saudi Business Council, announced that the council is working on preparing a plan to increase Syrian agricultural exports to the Kingdom, and to develop agricultural and food industries in accordance with Saudi standards.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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