Damascus, Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, Mohsen Abdul Karim Ali, discussed with Iranian Ambassador to Damascus, Dr. Hussein Akbari, means of enhancing trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. The two sides discussed aspects of cooperation in the sectors of trade, investment and banking, the necessity of activating the role of the business sector in the two countries, and establishing investment and production partnerships to serve the interests of the two friendly peoples. Minister Ali stressed that the necessity is to exert efforts and consolidate the appropriate environment for developing joint projects, accelerating the implementation of the mills, as well as establishing new projects in various sectors in all Syrian provinces. For his part, the Iranian ambassador pointed out that the need is to expand bilateral cooperation in a way that serves the interests of the two countries. He stressed the necessity to put all agreements and understandings signed between the two countries into actual implementation so that they are directly reflected in the economies of the two countries. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency