Syria and Serbia have discussed means to activate trade exchange between the two sides and signing a cooperation agreement in the future between the two countries in the agricultural domain
That came during a meeting held on Tuesday evening between Agriculture Minister Mohammad Hassan Qatana and Assistant Minister for Bilateral Cooperation, Vladimir Marić
Engineer Qatana highlighted the importance of trade exchange in the field of supplying fertilizers, production requirements, modern agricultural machinery and fodder, and the export of citrus fruits, apples, olive oil and ornamental plants
Minister Qatana added that a cooperation agreement could be signed after reaching its final version and providing all facilitations for establishing investments in Syria in accordance with the new investment law
He underlined the importance of the role of the private sector in Syria and the need to establish commercial centers or offices in the two countries to carry out linkage operations and coordinate trade relations
Marić, for his part, expressed his country’s readiness to establish a fertilizer plant in Syria and participate in the tenders that are announced, especially in the fields of supplying modern tractors, fodder, agricultural production requirements and pesticides
He invited Minister Qatana to visit Serbia and inspect the agricultural reality in it and the techniques used in this field