Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Damascus, SANA- Syria and Turkey have discussed ways to enhance cooperation across various development and humanitarian domains.
That came during a meeting Wednesday that brought together Musab Badawi, Head of the Planning and International Cooperation Agency, and a Turkish delegation including Bilal Özden, the Syria Coordinator of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), along with representatives from a group of Turkish charitable and development associations.
The meeting also addressed mechanisms for enhancing strategic cooperation in the areas of education, health, tourism, culture, agriculture, and livestock, as well as administrative and technical development.
Badawi emphasized the importance of benefiting from Turkey’s expertise in various fields, particularly developmental and economic ones.
He highlighted the significant support that Turkey has provided and continues to provide to the Syrian people, despite the complex international circumstances.
Özden, in turn, stressed the necessity of generalizing the distinguished joint work experience to all Syrian governorates.
He underlined the importance of paying attention to the restoration of archeological and historical buildings in a way that contributes to the promotion of tourism and the preservation of cultural heritage in Syria.
For his part, the head and coordinator of a group of Turkish charitable and development associations, Hamid Kant, stressed the need to expand development projects between Syria and Turkey in a way that reflects the strong relationship between the two peoples and contributes to the reconstruction of the Syrian economy and society
Ruaa al-Jazaeri
