The Board of Directors of Damascus Chamber of Commerce discussed on Sunday with the Italian delegation, who is currently visiting Syria, means to provide humanitarian and medical aid to alleviate the suffering of the Syrians due to the crisis.

Head of Damascus Chamber of Commerce Ghassan al-Qallaa highlighted the necessity of developing relations between the two friendly countries in all sectors, mainly the trade relations.

Members of the Chamber affirmed the need to put an end to the unilateral conceive economic sanctions imposed on the Syrian people and the ban on banking transactions and to facilitate the supply of products, goods and equipment for hospitals and associations working in the social, medical and humanitarian fields.

In turn, members of the Italian delegation affirmed their support for Syria, stressing the importance of knowing what is actually happening in the country, especially when many Western media outlets are trying to mislead the world public opinion and distort the reality of events in Syria.

For his part, Suleiman Mahmalat, a member of the delegation, said the visit aims at evaluating the humanitarian situation in Syria due to the crisis and discuss the fields of providing and delivering humanitarian aid.