Syria and Saudi Arabia agree to boost economic cooperation after Western sanctions eased

Syria and Saudi Arabia accidental hey purpose to boost economical practice successful what strengthens their interests and creates jobs for Syrians aft Western sanctions imposed connected the war-torn state were eased earlier this month

DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria and Saudi Arabia said Saturday they purpose to boost economical practice to for their communal payment and make jobs for Syrians aft Western sanctions imposed connected the war-torn state were eased earlier this month.

The announcement was made during a sojourn to Damascus by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, who met Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and different Syrian officials.

The easing of Western sanctions is apt to unfastened the mode for overseas investors into the country, wherever a civilian warfare has been ongoing since March 2011. In aboriginal December, 54 years of Assad household rule came to an end, erstwhile gunmen opposed to then-president Bashar Assad captured his spot of powerfulness successful Damascus.

The Saudi overseas curate said that the easing of sanctions by the U.S., the European Union and Britain earlier this period volition assistance successful “reactivating the Syrian system that had been astatine a standstill for decades.”

Prince Faisal, who is heading an economical and concern delegation, said Saudi businessmen volition sojourn Syria successful the adjacent aboriginal to sermon opportunities successful sectors including oil, infrastructure, accusation technology, telecommunications and agriculture.

He added that Saudi Arabia and Qatar volition springiness fiscal assistance to employees of Syria's nationalist assemblage without giving details.

“We asseverate that the kingdom volition beryllium a starring authorities among countries that volition basal by Syria successful its march for reconstruction and economical revival,” Prince Faisal said.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said his state and Saudi Arabia person entered a caller epoch of cooperation.

The gathering came 2 days aft Syria signed an agreement with a consortium of Qatari, Turkish and U.S. companies for improvement of a 5,000-megawatt vigor task to revitalize overmuch of its war-battered energy grid.

Al-Sharaa met President Donald Trump successful Saudi Arabia earlier this month.

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