Damascus - The Syrian-Italian talks on Sunday focused on developing trade and investment cooperation in tourism, energy, food industry and medical equipment.
Meeting the Italian Palermo Chamber of Trade delegation, Chairman of Damascus Chamber of Commerce Ghassan Kallaa stressed the importance of benefiting form the Italian expertise in producing agricultural products, indicating to the promising opportunity for cooperation in textile and clothing industries.
Kallaa highlighted the need to strengthen cooperation in tourism and investment, calling upon Italian businessmen to establish joint partnerships with their Syrian counterparts.
The two sides discussed cooperation opportunities available in the Syrian and Italian markets in addition to increasing trade balance, overcoming obstacles and setting appropriate mechanisms to establish joint partnerships between the two countries' businessmen.
For her part, Head of the Italian delegation Marie Gelineau said that the existing cooperation between the two countries reflects their mutual desire to enhance this cooperation.
Italy is Syria's first European trade partner with trade exchange of SYP 94,310 billion in 2008.
R. Raslan/ Mazen
© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2010
