Lebanese delegation in Syria to facilitate exports of agricultural products

A joint delegation visited Damascus this week and held intensive meetings with the Syrian Agriculture and Economy Ministers in order to discuss ways of easing the restrictive measures on the export of Lebanese products, particularly bananas and potatoes to the Syrian markets. The delegation which comprised representatives of the Associations of South and Bekaa Farmers, Lebanese Syndicate of Fruit and Vegetables Exports and head of PR in the Lebanese-Syrian Higher Council, Ahmad Haj Hassan met also with the Baath Party member, head of Farmers’ Bureau, Abdel Nasser Shafii. The two sides agreed to prepare a list of names of Lebanese exporters and corresponding Syrian importers during a short period not exceeding two weeks from the date of above meeting. Meanwhile, the Syrian Minister of Economy Assistant and the Lebanese South Farmers Association agreed to will follow-up on the issue of Lebanese banana exports in coordination with the Secretariat of the Higher Council. Moreover, the Syrian Minister promised to facilitate the entry of the Lebanese potato to Syrian markets during October and November of the current year. (October 7, 2015)