HAMBURG  - A Syrian state agency has issued an international tender to purchase and import 25,000 tonnes of raw sugar in bulk, European traders said on Wednesday.

The deadline in the tender is April 27.

(Reporting by Michael Hogan) ((michael.j.hogan@thomsonreuters.com; +49 172 671 36 54; Reuters Messaging: michael.hogan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))