During his meetings in Damascus, Minister Bolat met with Ravad Ramazanoğlu, president of the Syria Investment Agency, to discuss Turkish companies’ interest in investing in Syria and the development of investment relations between the two countries. The meeting also addressed making the investment climate more predictable.
Bolat said Ramazanoğlu was closely familiar with the expectations of Turkish investors and the business community and had recently been appointed president of the Syria Investment Agency. He said they expected the appointment to give new momentum to investment relations between Türkiye and Syria.
Investment plans for Kamune and Serakib
The meeting also addressed planned investments in organized industrial zones in Kamune and Serakib, Syria. The participants focused on promoting long-term investments that would generate production and employment, as well as mechanisms to facilitate investment.
Bolat said the Syria Investment Agency could serve as a facilitator between Turkish investors and Syrian institutions. Businesspeople attending the meeting also shared their expectations alongside their investment plans.
Border crossings and the TIR system
Another official Bolat met with was Qutayba Bedevi, president of Syria’s General Directorate of Customs and Ports. The meeting’s agenda included strengthening cooperation between the customs administrations of the two countries, operating border crossings more efficiently and expanding direct transport.
The parties also discussed areas of cooperation to improve the use of the TIR system and develop customs capacity. Bolat said efforts to strengthen trade, customs and logistics ties between Türkiye and Syria would continue.