RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Syria are set to strengthen cooperation in the industrial sector and establish joint working groups to advance economic integration between the two countries.
The announcement came after the Kingdom’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef met with Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Mohammed Nidal Al-Shaar in Riyadh to review opportunities for collaboration.
The discussions focused on boosting joint investments, encouraging knowledge exchange, and exploring new channels for industrial integration between the two countries.
The meeting came on the sidelines of the Saudi-Syrian roundtable, which saw both countries sign an agreement to protect and promote mutual investments.
Writing on his X account, Alkhorayef described the meeting as a visit “that lays the foundation for building bridges of cooperation and economic integration, in line with the leadership’s directives to develop the Saudi-Syrian partnership, reflecting the depth of the fraternal ties between the two brotherly nations.”
