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Syria, Turkey Discuss Economic & Investment Cooperation
25-Feb-2010
Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri and Turkish Minister of State for Economic Affairs Zafer Caglayan on Wednesday discussed means and ways of bolstering the standing cooperation between Syria and Turkey.
Spain expects pact with Syria during EU presidency
4-Feb-2010 Reuters
European Union president Spain expects the EU to sign by June a major economic deal with Syria that has been on ice for the last five years, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Wednesday.
Syria considers European deal
29-Nov-2009 Syria News Wire
The EU finally agreed to its trade deal with Syria in October. Syria surprised Europe by saying it needed time to decide. Now it has admitted why – Syrian businessmen are concerned about competition from European companies.
Syria Stalls on Signing Trade Deal With EU
20-Nov-2009
After years of pursuing a free-trade pact with the European Union, Syria is balking at signing a deal, as local businesses express worry about competition from European goods.
Syria’s Assad wants to review EU pact before sealing deal
23-Oct-2009 AFP
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insisted on Thursday that Damascus must review a partnership agreement with the European Union, which had been due to be signed next week, before it can be sealed.
Syria asks to delay signing of EU partnership agreement
19-Oct-2009 Monsters and Critics
Syria on Sunday asked to postpone the signing of an economic partnership agreement with the European Union, following disputes over provisions covering human-rights and political reform.
EU puts Middle East policies on hold until US talks
11-Sep-2009 EU Observer
EU diplomats in Brussels on Thursday (10 September) put off a decision on signing an Association Agreement with Syria until October at the earliest. EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels next week were due to discuss the pact. But it was dropped from the agenda after the Netherlands said it would veto the existing text on human rights grounds.
Britain backs Syria-EU pact despite concerns
5-Aug-2009 Reuters
Britain supports signing an economic pact between Syria and the European Union despite its concerns about human rights violations by Damascus, a British official said Tuesday.
Sealing the deal
14-Mar-2009 Syria Today
After years of political wrangling, Syria’s long-delayed Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union is expected to be ratified by EU member states by the middle of the year.
Syria keen to sign Association Agreement with EU, Minister of Economy says
19-Feb-2009 SANA
Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Hosni Lutfi underlined Tuesday that Syria is interested in signing the Syrian-European Association Agreement and joining the World Trade Organization because this will help accelerate the economic reform program in the country.
EU commissioner: EU-Syrian partnership agreement to be approved soon
17-Feb-2009
Visiting European Union (EU) Commissioner for External Affairs and Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner said here Monday that a long-delayed partnership agreement between the EU and Syria would be approved soon.
New Syrian-Turkish economic ties forged
31-Jan-2009 IWPR
Syria and Turkey have recently bolstered economic relations by signing new agreements on trade, investment and finance.. Experts say the growing ties are in part a result of Ankara’s ambitions to expand into Arab markets via Syria.
Syria Proposes Malaysia-Syria FTA
8-Jan-2009
Syria today suggested Malaysia and Syria sign a free trade agreement to intensify economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries.
Syria, EU initial cooperation agreement
16-Dec-2008 AFP
Syria and the European Union on Sunday initialled a cooperation agreement in Damascus, four years after completion of a deal which EU member states failed to sign for political reasons.
Syria-EU ties set for revival before Christmas holidays
2-Dec-2008
Syrian and European officials are expecting to initial a second phase of the Syrian-EU Partnership Agreement, which has been on-hold due to political tension since 2004, before the Christmas holidays.
EU, Syria to initial Association Agreement next month
26-Nov-2008 Xinhua
The European Commission and Syria announced here Tuesday that they are set to initial the Association Agreement in Damascus on Dec. 14 after they agreed on all issues regarding the update of the draft document, which was reached in 2004.
EU’s Solana targets deal with Syria next year
24-Oct-2008 AFP
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana held talks on Thursday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the Middle East peace process and regional issues. He voiced hope that both sides might next year sign an "association" agreement.
Belarus, Syria to prepare free trade agreement
3-Oct-2008 National Legal Internet Portal
Belarus and Syria will start preparing a free trade agreement, Foreign Minister of Belarus Sergei Martynov told reporters after the talks with Foreign Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic Walid al Muallem on October 2 in Minsk.
EU Parliament head discusses EU-Syria pact with Syrian president
13-Aug-2008 EJP
The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, discussed the future signature of a EU-Syria Association Agreement, during a meeting on Sunday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.
Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement between India, Syria
9-Aug-2008 Economic Times
The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its ex post facto approval for the signing of a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPA) between India and Syria