Iran Press/ Middle East: At the beginning of the meeting, held in the presence of the Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammad Samer Al-Khalil, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said: "Businessmen are frontrunners in economic and trade war."
Elaborating on the reason why he took this trip to Syria, Ghalibaf added: "We aim to expand Iran-Syria economic, agricultural and trade activities, and that is why my first meeting is with economic and trade activists."
He stated that he was determined to provide suitable grounds for the participation of the two countries' private sector in economic capacities and to develop this sector.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has visited Syria on an official invitation he received from the country to negotiate with senior Syrian officials on bilateral, regional and international economic cooperation.
224/214
Read More:
Ghalibaf visits Syria for expanding economic cooperation
Ghalibaf welcomed by Syrian counterpart at Damascus airport
Syria, exceptional opportunity for Iran's oil trade: Parliament Speaker
