Syrian companies are taking part in the 49th edition of Algiers International Fair “FIA” 2016 which was launched Saturday by the host country’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal.
Some 810 exhibitors including 405 foreign companies representing 33 countries, including Syria, are taking part in FIA which lasts till June 2nd, under theme “Investment and business at the heart of Economy Productive”. Algerian Premier Sellal, accompanied by the Syria’s Ambassador Mounir Ghanem, visited the Syrian pavilion which includes 34 companies representing food, textile, agricultural and chemistry sectors.
Syrian companies’ participation in FIA is part of Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade efforts to widen commercial business with, in addition to Algeria, Russia, Iran and Iraq.
On 25 of last April, Syria’s Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Humam al-Jazaeri and Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel signed in Damascus the minutes of the meetings of Syrian-Algerian committee for economic cooperation, which set general framework for joint cooperation between the two countries in all fields, mainly commercial, industrial, and scientific fields.
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