Ukraine, Syria to create working group to remove duties on Ukrainian agricultural products

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Syria will create a joint working group to remove duties on Ukrainian products and food, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval said on Telegram channel.

"It was a very constructive meeting with a Syrian colleague. We discussed a clear list of goods needed by the country. Syria is primarily interested in livestock products, meat and dairy products, as well as wheat, barley, vegetable oil, sugar, flour. After all, under the Assad regime, there were very high duties on the supply of products to Syria in order to control imports and profit from this," he said.

In addition, Koval and Minister of Agriculture of Syria Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad discussed logistics routes for deliveries of Ukrainian products to Syria, and cooperation in the banking sector. They discussed tasks to simplify the supply of agricultural products and ensure food security. Koval said Syria is also interested in the transfer of technology from Ukraine. In particular, in melioration and hydroengineering, because most of the country's lands require irrigation. They also discussed the possibilities of mutual trade: wheat, barley, vegetable oil, sugar and flour from Ukraine; nuts and fruits from Syria.