TEHRAN, Jan 14, (Asia Free Press): Rostam Qasemi, Iran’s Road and Urban Development Minister, who is on his official visit to Syria said, the two countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint working bank which boosting economic ties, according to state-run IRNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rostam said that he had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, discussing Syria’s economy and the problems and hindrances ahead of Iran-Syria economic ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tehran and Damascus agreed to establish a joint committee to investigate why some of the many MoUs signed between Iran and Syria have failed to be implemented, Rostam said while added, now it is a time to implement MoUs to boost further bilateral relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minister also said that he had a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, where they have agreed to launch a joint bank in Syria and Iranian and Syrian banks open agencies in both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rostam also disclosed that he and his Syrian counterpart had decided that the top aviation officials of Iran and Syria meet to examine executive issues in air transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a separate meeting with the Syrian economy minister, Rostam said that it was decided that the head of Iran’s Free Zones High Council visited Syrian to explore establishing a joint free zone and sign agreements in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Iranian minister said that other issues such as producing Iranian goods in Syria, including tractors and agricultural machinery, removing tariffs, increasing exports, and customs-related issues, were also discussed in his meetings with Syrian officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The end of the war in Syria is the beginning of a new era of economic ties between Tehran and Damascus; he added, especially since Iran and Syria have been standing beside each other during the years of war against international terrorism.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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