May 1, 2010Deputy Syrian Prime Minister calls for the formation of a regional economic bloc involving Iraq, Turkey and Iran
واع / مكتب دمشق INA / Office of Damascus
Deputy President of the Syrian Cabinet for Economic Affairs Abdullah Dardari here today to form an economic bloc brings together a strong development between Syria and Iraq, Turkey and Iran.
The call came during the opening Dardari in Damascus today, Syrian Business Forum - which was attended by Turkish Deputy Vice President Hassan Turkmani and Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade of the Lamia Asi and the Turkish side and the Minister of State for Foreign Trade Zafer Chageean.
Dardari said in a statement supplied by the Bureau (and the Iraqi News Agency Information / INA) in Damascus that Syria emphasizes the regional dimension of the destruction to the Syrian - Turkish and that by the bloc that also included Iraq and Iran, pointing out that this box development is based on the depth of the vast Arab-Syrian relations through the area Arab Free Trade.
Dardari, he must use the free trade zone between Syria and Turkey to link Europe and the Arab region as well as links between the proposed regional bloc and the rest of the Arab States in full.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Syrian free trade area is Syrian - Turkish should investigate the parallel interest of the parties, noting that it was during a meeting with Minister of Turkey's take all executive steps necessary to ensure this balance.
He announced that there is a significant increase in Syrian exports to Turkey, which jumped 200 percent during January and February over the same period the previous year clearly indicates the actual beginning of the translation direction to achieve balanced interests between Syria and Turkey in trade.
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