What agricultural products can Ukraine supply to Syria: the list is out

Ukraine and Syria have determined the list of food that can be supplied to this Middle Eastern country.

This was discussed during a meeting

between Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval and Syrian Minister of Agriculture Dr. Mohamed Al Ahmad, the ministry’s press service reports.

“We discussed a clear list of goods that the country needs. First of all, Syria is interested in livestock products – meat and dairy products. Also wheat, barley, oil, sugar, and flour. Under the Assad regime, there were very high duties on food supplies to Syria in order to control imports and profit from them,” Vitaliy Koval emphasized.

According to him, a joint working group will be set up at the level of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine and the Ministries of Economy and Trade and Agriculture of Syria to remove duties on Ukrainian products and food.

In addition, the ministers discussed logistical ways to supply Ukrainian products to Syria and cooperation in the banking sector. They also identified the tasks that the two sides should work on to make trade between Ukraine and Syria as comfortable and easy as possible in the field of agricultural supply and food security.

Vitalii Koval noted that Syria is also interested in technology transfer from Ukraine. In particular, in the field of land reclamation and hydraulic engineering, as most of the country’s land needs irrigation.

“We also discussed opportunities for mutual trade. From Ukraine – wheat, barley, oil, sugar and flour. From Syria – nuts and fruits,” the ministry summarized.

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