Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad Yasser Al-Baruni held talks with Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Siord Siordema on ways to enhance developmental cooperation and the anticipated Dutch contribution to the Syrian Reconstruction Trust Fund, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank held in Bangkok.
The Ministry’s channel clarified on Wednesday via its Telegram channel that the Dutch minister expressed his country’s support for the reform efforts undertaken by the Syrian state, emphasizing the Netherlands’ commitment to providing developmental support within the framework of the Syrian Reconstruction Trust Fund, which is planned to be established.
Technical and agricultural support
Minister Siordema pointed out that, at the request of the Syrian state during previous meetings, the Netherlands is working to provide technical, technological, and developmental support to the agriculture sector and agricultural technologies in Syria in the coming months.
Knowledge and technology transfer
For his part, Finance Minister Al-Baruni highlighted the cooperation between Syria and European Union countries, particularly the Netherlands, emphasizing the great importance of cooperation in capacity building and transferring knowledge and technology related to the modern agriculture sector in the Netherlands to Syria, welcoming the visit of Minister Siordema and Dutch experts and companies to Syria.
Minister Al-Baruni praised the Dutch minister’s speech during the roundtable meeting on the reconstruction of Syria, in which he announced the Dutch government’s willingness to contribute to the trust fund being established by the World Bank.
Previously, on July 26, Finance Minister Mohammad Yasser Al-Baruni held talks with a delegation from the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the SIGMA initiative, on ways to support the public financial management reform program in Syria and enhance technical cooperation in the coming phase.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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