Syria, Iran reach new economic agreements
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria's president said Tuesday that new trade agreements with Iran will help the two countries face the "economic war" waged against them by the West.
Bashar Assad spoke during a meeting with visiting Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri.
The two countries have signed 11 agreements and memoranda of understanding to promote cooperation in Syria's reconstruction after eight years of civil war, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA. The deals include agreements on infrastructure development, such as railways, combatting money laundering, cooperation in cinema as well as a "long-term strategic economic cooperation treaty."
