Brussels, Nov. 4 (SANA) Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Qutaiba Kadish met Wednesday in Brussels with Heidy Rombouts, Director-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
The meeting focused on strengthening the development partnership between the two countries. The Syrian side invited Belgium to actively participate in the Syria Partnership Coordination Forum (SPCF) and contribute to the multi-donor Trust Fund for Syria’s Recovery and Reconstruction (START) in cooperation with the World Bank, emphasizing the importance of direct coordination with the Syrian government and aligning international support with national recovery priorities.
Both sides also discussed the work of the Belgian Agency for International Cooperation (Enabel) in Syria, particularly in technical support and institutional capacity building, as well as opportunities to support the private sector and the possibility of including Syria in the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO).
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