Iran, Syria conclude the 15th High Committee on Economic Cooperation

The MoU of the 15th meeting of the High Committee on Iran-Syria Economic Cooperation and six more cooperation documents were signed by Iranian and Syrian high-ranking officials.

According to mrudnews, following the meeting of the heads of Iran-Syria Joint Economic Commission in Tehran starting on December 6 and during the meeting of Mohammad Mokhber, the First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Hussein Arnous, Prime Minister of Syria, the MoU of the Committee and 6 more cooperation documents were inked by the two sides. 

Speaking with Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash, Syria’s Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Mohammad Samer al-Khalil, stated "The implementation of the agreements made between the two countries is becoming operational very quickly, so that the 15-year negotiations between Iran and Syria have achieved implementation during the last one year".

Iran’s minister of roads and urban development, as the head of Iran and Syria Joint Economic Commission, attending the concluding meeting of the 15th High Committee on Iran-Syria Economic Cooperation said "In this meeting, in addition to the MoU of the 15th meeting of the High Committee of Iran-Syria Economic Cooperation, six more documents in the fields of "Amendment of Free Trade Agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic", "Tourism Cooperation", "Antiquities and Museum" and "Sports Cooperation" were signed by both sides and five committees were also formed for following up their implementations. 

During President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi’s visit to Syria in May, 16 cooperation documents were signed between the two countries, and we attempt to implement these current cooperation documents and agreements very soon, Bazrpash further added. 

In the 15th meeting of the High Committee of Iran-Syria Economic Cooperation, many agendas were discussed and exchanged in different sectors including oil, gas, electricity, industry, free trade, tourism, education, and combating sand and dust pollutants.

Also, an agreement was concluded between the two countries in the fields of reconstruction of damaged factories in Syria by Iranian companies, the export of technical and engineering services, and cooperation in the agricultural sector, and five committees were also formed to follow up their implementation. 

Heading a high-ranking delegation, Syrian Prime Minister, Hossein Arnous arrived in the Iranian capital on Friday evening (Dec. 08) at the invitation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber, who officially welcomed his Syrian counterpart on Saturday. Amos left Tehran on Sunday Dec. 10.

On the sidelines of the 15th meeting of the High Committee of Iran-Syria Economic Cooperation, Arnous had meetings with Iran’s president and speaker of the Parliament. 

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