Syria, Iraq to develop economic co-op

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DAMASCUS, Aug 7 (Xinhua): Syria and Iraq signed yesterday minutes to develop bilateral economic cooperation, the official SANA news agency reported.

The two sides inked the documents at the end of their meetings of the joint ministerial economic committee.

The minutes include a number of mechanisms on boosting bilateral relations in economic, commercial and investment fields and increasing trade exchange.

The documents also include articles on maintaining some oil and gas transport lines between the two countries, exchange of petroleum products and electricity, and using Syrian harbours to import goods into Iraq, in addition to methods on Syria's participation in rebuilding Iraq.