“Iran and Syria have put the development of bilateral cooperation on their agenda, especially in the field of construction and development projects,” Eslami said upon arrival in Damascus.

Considering the fact that security and stability has been established in Syria, the two countries have put the development of bilateral cooperation on their agenda and are seriously pursuing this goal, he said.

He underlined the significant role of the two countries’ private sectors in the development of mutual economic cooperation, saying: “Given the developments in the fields of finance and transportation, now we must benefit from the capacities of the private sector in other fields like industry and civil development to be able to advance joint projects in these areas.”

Heading a high-ranking delegation, Eslami has traveled to Syria for a four-day visit, during which he is scheduled to hold talks with senior Syrian officials including Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous.

Upon arrival, Eslami was welcomed by the Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil.

Iran and Syria have been taking major steps for the expansion of their mutual trade ties. The two sides have exchanged numerous trade delegations in the past two years and Iranian private companies are investing in various fields of the Syrian economy like providing construction materials especially cement and working on several reconstruction projects.

Syria has repeatedly stressed that Iranian companies are the country’s top priority for implementing reconstruction projects.

Back in May, the chairman of Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce said that trade is rising between the two countries.

Keyvan Kashefi said that currently, Syria is moving towards reconstruction, and items in the fields of construction, bridge and dam building, electricity supply, and technical and engineering services are at the top of Iran’s list of exports to this country.

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Keyvan Kashefi added on Sunday that the building of Iranian trade center has been constructed in an area of 4,000 square meters and purchased, equipped and become operational using the investments by Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce, IRNA reported.

He noted that the center’s building has 12 floors, of which two are used for holding exhibitions and the rest for offering different services in the fields of marketing, transport and providing legal, banking, insurance and exhibition consultations.

Kashefi said the building has an excellent geopolitical position for setting up companies and conducting economic activities.

Noting that the center has been fully equipped and has meeting halls for holding economic conferences, he gave the assurance that launching the center has made it possible to establish connections with chambers of commerce, industry and agriculture in important Syrian cities such as Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and Latakia.

“At present, 24 Iranian companies have begun their activities at the center.”

He expressed hope that the center would help improve the level of economic relations between the two countries’ private sectors, saying the center can play an important role in enabling Iran to achieve the target of exporting non-oil products valued at $1 billion to Syria by the end of 2021.

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