The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday the immediate forthcoming agreements providing for partnerships and investments worth $ 5.6 billion in various sectors with Syria, where the new de facto authorities say they want the economy to recover.
Riyadh is one of the main supporters of the new Syrian authorities, who seized power in December when they overthrew the former president Bashar al -Assad after 14 conflict.
Multiple Saudi mission, consisting of approximately 150 public and private representatives, led by Saudi Minister of Investment Haled al -Fileharrived in Damascus yesterday, according to the Saudi Ministry of Investment and the State Television Network Al Icembariya.
Will participate In bilateral forums investN today, a spokesman for the Ministry explained to the French Agency.
Various deals and protocols will be signed ‘They will directly contribute to the development of Syria’ During the event, according to a press release from the Ministry.
Investments announced, value “21 billion Saudi Rial (about $ 5.6 billion)”, concern “Vital and strategic areas such as those of real estate, infrastructure, communications and computer science, transport and supply, industry, tourism, energy, commerce” etc., always according to the ministry, which revised its prior calculation, referring to 19 billion rial.
The Syrian Minister of Information Hamza al -Mustafa stated during a press conference that in the forum would “44 agreements are signed with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, value “Six billion dollars”.
The US president Donald Trump signed on Monday’s executive decree that was formalized the lifting of US sanctions in Syriaa new step in the process of renovating Washington’s relations with Damascus after the overthrow of former President Assad.
The Republican announced the lifting of sanctions in May, during a visit to Saudi Arabia, where he had a meeting that was discussed much with Syros a temporary president Ahmed Al Sarah. The latter visited Riyadh in February, made his first trip abroad in the kingdom.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have also promised to settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank, estimated to be about $ 15 billion.
However, despite its promises that it will unite the country, the new power in Damascus finds it difficult to maintain order. A series of new multiplex episodes recently raised doubts about whether he is able to manage the tensions between communities.
Bloody episodes shook the Sueida province, after clashes between the fighters and their Bedouin Sunni opponents who were generalized. Israel intervened, bombing positions of the new authorities’ forces and government facilities, arguing that its intention was to protect the minority of the Drouz and to create a demilitarized zone in southern Syria.
According to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, more than 1,300 people, in most of the Druze, were killed in the series of episodes. A ceasefire came into force on Sunday, after a week of conflict.
Source :Skai
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