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Syria and Lebanon discussed, on Monday, ways to enhance land, maritime, and digital connectivity between the two countries, contributing to the facilitation of the movement of people and goods and supporting trade exchange.
This came during a meeting in the capital Damascus, which brought together the Syrian Minister of Transport, Yarub Badr, and the Lebanese Director of Land and Maritime Transport, Mazen Basbous, according to the "SANA" news agency.
The agency said that both sides emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation and leveraging technical and digital advancements in the transport sector, contributing to improving procedures, enhancing safety, and speeding up transit between the two countries.
The two sides reviewed ways to develop land, maritime, and digital connectivity mechanisms, supporting the transport and trade sectors and opening broader areas for cooperation in the coming phase.
For his part, Badr said that regional integration in the transport sector is a key factor in facilitating the movement of people, vehicles, and goods, alongside the exchange of data and information between countries in the region, according to the same source.
He stressed the importance of coordination and developing joint work mechanisms, explaining that connectivity and information exchange contribute to improving transport fluidity and enhancing interconnectivity among relevant sectors.
For his part, Basbous emphasized the importance of cooperation in developing maritime corridors, keeping pace with technological advancements, and leveraging digital connectivity potential.
He explained that employing technology in the transport system helps facilitate procedures, shorten time and effort, improve work efficiency, and exchange information between relevant authorities, alongside enhancing security and safety levels.
The meeting was a continuation of discussions held by the Lebanese Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamni, with Badr in Damascus on August 25, which addressed the development of transport and logistics services and expanding trade between the two countries.
Those discussions also included the reality of land transport, road rehabilitation projects, digital transformation, sector regulation, in addition to railway transport projects.
On September 14, a delegation from the Syrian Ministry of Transport and the General Organization for Syrian Railways visited Lebanon and held discussions on reactivating the railway connectivity between the two countries, according to "SANA".
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