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Damascus, SANA- Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sleiman al-Abbas discussed on Tuesday with the head of the West Asia and North Africa department at the Indian External Affairs Ministry, Joint Secretary Sandeep Kumar, ways to enhance bilateral coordination in oil, gas, and mineral resources sectors and activate signed agreements and joint work in this sector.
Al-Abbas said during the meeting that friendly countries will be given priority in available investment opportunities in the future, pointing out that Indian companies can participate in the ministry’s announced investment projects or propose projects in the field of prospecting and exploration in Syrian on land and undersea, in addition to the possibility of establishing new partnerships in petroleum-related services and phosphate production.
For his part, Kumar expressed his country’s interest in investing in Syria and participating in the reconstruction process, voicing confidence in the possibility of finding many and diverse cooperation opportunities, particularly since Indian companies have good expertise and a real desire for participating in rehabilitating the Syrian petroleum sector.
Kumar also expressed hope for boosting economic relations to the level of the political relations between the two countries.
Manar al-Freih / Hazem Sabbagh
