Syria, Russia to enhance agricultural cooperation

Damascus, Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Hassan Qatana, discussed Thursday with representative of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in Syria Roman Groshkov aspects of joint cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop it.

The two sides tackled mechanisms of activating the agreements signed with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, especially in the areas of establishing a laboratory to analyze Syrian agricultural products exported to Russia.

Qatana described as deep and strong the relations between the two countries, pointing out to the importance of bolstering them and putting agreements into force, and benefiting from Russian experiences in the field of agricultural investment and modern technologies.

In turn, Grushkov referred to the importance of continuous communication between the two sides to put forward ideas and visions, and the need to speed up the activation and implementation of agreements to serve the interests of both countries.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency