oil and energy ministers of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey meet in Damascus next Sunday to discuss the linking of the gas transport between the States concerned and cooperation in the field of transport Iraqi gas via Syria to sources of export

Damascus to host on Sunday, Ministerial Meeting of the Ministers of Petroleum and Energy of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey to discuss the linking of the gas transport between the States concerned and cooperation in the transfer of gas from the producing countries to consuming countries.

Ministers to discuss as well as during their meeting to take advantage of plants to develop liquefied natural gas currently in the appropriate places in the States concerned as well as cooperation in the field of transport Iraqi gas via Syria to the sources of export and the establishment of new refineries or labs of Petro-chemical ways of pipelines and through the establishment of companies common.

Ministers will discuss the possibility of establishing joint companies working in the field of hydrocarbon exploration and production of oil and the provision of services between the States concerned in addition to the transfer of technology and expertise and create a cadre of specialized human beneficiaries of the training centers are available in these countries.
It should be noted that these countries except Iraq participate in the Arab gas pipeline project, which is one of the projects of the key and giant Arab as a link between Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon and contribute to the transport and marketing of gas from these countries and across to Turkey and Europe and a full length of the El-Arish in Egypt via Jordan and Syria to the Turkish border and extends 1200 km in Syria with up to 600 km with a brunch to Lebanon. It is likely that the new countries to join this line, such as Iraq because of its importance in the marketing of gas to Europe.

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