Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Amman, SANA-Minister of Agriculture Fayez al-Mikdad discussed Thursday with Bahraini counterpart, Wael Al-Mubarak, means of developing cooperation among the Arab countries and benefit from the available investment opportunities.
The meeting comes within the sidelines of the regional forum on accelerating the transformation of food systems in the Arab region, which begun Wednesday in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
During the meeting, al-Mikdad stressed the need for concerted efforts to confront crisesthat storm the region by exploiting the local resources available in each country. He invited the Bahraini minister to visit Syria and learn about opportunitiesinvestments in the agricultural sector as a result of diversification in plant production.
Later, al-Mikdad held a meeting with the regional director of World Food ProgramCorinne Fleischer, appreciating the role of the Program and the assistance it provided over the previous years in terms of relief to ease the effects of the war on the affected families in Syria.
He called for increasing support directed to Syria, whether through urgent relief for the Lebanese brothers who took refuge in Syria or for the Syrians returning to their villages inside the country.
Mazen Eyon
