Syria is grateful for friendly Armenia’s balanced stances, says PM Imad Khamis

Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
October 31, 2017 Tuesday
Syria is grateful for friendly Armenia's balanced stances, says PM Imad Khamis
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s delegation led by minister
of economic development and investments Suren Karayan visited Syria on
October 29 aimed at discussing the trade-economic cooperation
prospects between the two countries, press service of the ministry
told Armenpress.
The delegation included Ambassador-at-Large Levon Sargsyan, Armenia’s
Honorary Consul in Deir ez-Zor Suren Vardanyan, chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Martin Sargsyan, president of the
State Tourism Committee Zarmine Zeytuntsyan, executive director of
Armenia’s tourism development fund Arayik Khzmalyan, as well as
members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
On October 29 the Armenian delegation was hosted by Chairman of the
Council of Ministers of Syria Imad Khamis. Welcoming the guests Imad
Khamis said after long pause caused by war the visit of the Armenian
delegation to Syria is a great event in the context of commercial
relations of the two countries. The Prime Minister stated that Syria
is grateful for friendly Armenia’s balanced stances over the Syrian
crisis. Then he briefly presented the Syrian government’s strategy
aimed at restoring the country’s economy, as well as the new economic
programs.
Minister Suren Karayan thanked for the warm reception and expressed
confidence that his visit will give new impetus to the Armenian-Syrian
cooperation serving a base for development and implementation of
future joint effective works. The minister said Armenia’s experience
and potential can be useful for the Syrian side on restoring different
sectors of the economy, adding that Armenia is ready to provide such
assistance to friendly Syria. He stated that Armenia can be a bridge
for presenting the Syrian products in international markets.
Suren Karayan assured that Armenia can provide highly-qualified
specialists to the Syrian side if necessary in the fields of project
development, construction, road construction, agriculture and high
technologies.
The Syrian PM welcomed the Armenian side’s readiness to take part in
Syria’s restoration works and said Syria is greatly interested in
seeing the Armenian products in its market, at the same time assuring
that broad privileges will be provided to Armenian producers.
During the meeting the opportunity to re-launch the works of the
Armenian-Syrian inter-governmental commission was discussed.