Syria, Algeria discuss cooperation in Water field

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Syria and Algeria discussed on Tuesday prospects of joint cooperation between the two countries in order to enhance water security, rehabilitate water projects, confront challenges, and exchange experiences in the policies, technologies and legislation fields.

That came during a meeting between Minister of Water Resources, Dr. Tammam Raad and Secretary-General of Water Resources and Water Security in Algeria, Taha Derbal.

During the meeting, held in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, on the sidelines of 2nd High-Level International Conference on International Decade for Action on “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028, minister Raad highlighted the reality of water resources in Syria in light of current climate changes and challenges facing the water sector in the Mediterranean region.

For his part, Derbal underlined the importance of cooperation between the two countries and the need for strengthening and developing it.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)