23 September 2006

Damascus - Syrian Minister of Local Administration and Environment , Hilal alAtrash on Saturday discussed with Chairman of the Moroccan Society For Administrative Development, Abdul-Hak Okla , the structure and work mechanism for developing administrative work.

AlAtrash during the meeting reviewed his ministry's expertise and achievements on the level of local administration by involving all the citizens in the decision making with regard to their lives. He praised the efforts so far exerted to strike a balanced development in Syria.

For his part,Okla reviewed the activities of his society in Morocco expressing desire to open up to the Arab countries in sphere of expertise and administrative researches. He praised the successful and important expertise of Syria in sphere of Local administration and environment .

By A.N.Idelbi

© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2006