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    SYRIA-TURKEY DISCUSS DEVELOPING GROWING COOPERATION

    Syrian Arab News Agency SANA
    Nov 16 2009
    Syria

    Damascus, (SANA)-Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Itri discussed Sunday
    [15 November] with Turkish Minister of State for Planning Affairs
    Cevdet Yilmaz the growing cooperation relations between Syria and
    Turkey and the joint desire to develop and upgrade this cooperation
    in various domains.

    Bilateral cooperation and benefiting from the joint expertise on
    the level of the development planning, construction organization and
    issues connected with the random housing and mechanisms of tackling
    it were also discussed.

    Talks during the meeting touched upon fields of cooperation in the
    economic, trade, tourism and investment sectors and the role of
    businessmen and economic circles in bolstering this cooperation.

    Yelmiz said during a meeting with the Syrian Minister of Housing
    and Construction Omar Ghalawanji that the ongoing development of
    the Syrian-Turkish relations has set an example to follow on the
    international level.

    He expressed desire to cooperate with Syria in the fields of developing
    airports, metros, contracting and infrastructure.

    Ghalawanji said that Syria looks forward for more cooperatio n with
    Turkey in all aspects. He invited the Turkish companies which have
    already secured a notable place in Syria on the economic level to
    take part in the development process going on in Syria.

    Naji Otri also discussed on Sunday with Catholicos of All Armenians
    His Holiness Karekin II and the accompanying delegation the role
    of clergymen in building principles of fraternity, tolerance and
    communication among nations and cultures.

    During the meeting, Otri reviewed the steps taken by Syria for
    achieving comprehensive development, Syria's pivotal role in the
    regional issues and its keenness to achieve just and comprehensive
    peace.

    For his part Catholicos Karekin II, hailed the qualitative leaps
    achieved by Syria and security, stability and national unity enjoyed
    by the country.

    The meeting also touched on cooperation prospects and Syrian-Armenian
    relations in different domains.

    [In another report, the agency added (SANA news agency website,
    Damascus in English 16 Nov 09) that the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister
    for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari had said Syria is keen
    to boost cooperation between Syria and Turkey and set up future
    coordination for economic policies, including the five-year plans and
    financial, trade and investment policies. He was speaking at the end
    of the Syrian-Turkish forum on joint cooperation held in Damascus.]

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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