On Sunday, activities for the Forum of Introducing Investment and Commercial Opportunities in Syria kicked off in Tehran with the participation of tens of Iranian companies.
Head of the Syrian delegation to the Forum, Rania Khedr Ahmad, said that the government is continuing work on setting a developmental program for Syria after war and a new investment law, in addition to the participatory law.
Ahmad stressed the importance of achieving a high level of participation from Iranian companies in the Syrian investment arena and in the reconstruction process, calling upon Iranian companies and businessmen to participate in the Damascus International Fair and the Reconstruction Fair.
The Chairman of Iran Export and Trade Development Organization, Mohammad Reza Mudoudi, expressed Iran’s complete readiness to cooperate with the Syrian side and implement joint investment projects in different domains.
For his part, Syria’s Ambassador in Tehran, Adnan Mahmoud, said that the convening of the Forum in Tehran represents the Syrian and Iranian governments’ willingness to consolidate mutual economic, trade and investment relations, referring to the fact that the Syrian government provides all the required facilitation for the companies from the public and private sectors to contribute to investment projects.
