Ministers al-Qaderi and al-Gharbi: Providing'necessary facilitations to market and export'citrus fruits

In their tour with Minister of Social Affairs RimaQaderi and Lattakia Governor Ibrahim Khodr al-Salem to a number of packaging centers and citrusfarms in the province, Minister al-Qaderi calledfor improving the quality of citrus fruits andmonitoring the packaging and exports processesthrough specialized committees.

He pointed out to the marketing guidance programlaunched by the Ministry with the aim of providing

consultative services to farmers in order toincrease production and ensure its suitability forexport, in addition to developing their marketingmentality.

He noted to the ministry's communications with anumber of Russian companies interested inimporting citrus fruits from Syria, indicatingthat the largest amount of production will bemarketed at local markets.

In turn, Minister al-Gharbi said that a fleet oftrucks has been equipped to transport citrusfruits from Lattakia and Tartous to otherprovinces as part of the ministry's marketingplan, adding that citrus production is estimated

at 1.4 million tons.

For his part, Lattakia Governor underlinedcoordination between the governorate andministries concerned to provide all facilitationsand necessary requirements to market citrusfruits.

In a relevant context, Ministers of Social Affairsand Interior Trade and Consumer Protection visitedEin Jandal village in al-Qardaha countryside andinspected small rural projects carried out in thevillage, underlining the importance of expandingsuch projects taking into account its contributionto the improvement of living conditions in

Lattakia countryside.

The two ministers agreed on turning the unit ofcarpet industry in Ein Qayieta town into a bakerybefore the end of the current year in order tomeet citizens' need of bread.

R. Raslan / Ghossoun