Minister of Agriculture Nizar Hani arrived this morning in the Syrian capital to hold talks with his Syrian counterpart, Amjad Badr, on cooperation mechanisms and ways to strengthen cooperation between the two ministries, in the interest of the agriculture sector in both Lebanon and Syria.

Hani and the accompanying delegation consisting of 16 officials from the agriculture sector were welcomed at the Masnaa border crossing before heading to Damascus. The two ministers, Hani and Badr held bilateral talks followed by an expanded agricultural meeting involving officials and and experts from the sector in both countries.