Syria and Belgium discuss strengthening the development partnership and support for recovery and rehabilitation efforts Details: The Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigrants, Kutaiba Kadish, met today, Wednesday, in Brussels, with the Director General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heidi Rombots. The Syrian side called on Belgium to actively participate in the Syria Partnership Coordination Forum (SPCF), and to contribute to the multi-donor fund for rehabilitation and reconstruction (Halal), in collaboration with the World Bank, and emphasized the importance of direct coordination with the Syrian government and the coordination of international support with national priorities for recovery. The two sides discussed the work of the Belgian Agency for International Cooperation (Enabel) in Syria, especially in the areas of technical support and institutional capacity building. The two sides discussed opportunities to support the private sector and the possibility of including Syria within the Belgian Company for Investments in Developing Countries (BIO).

Syria and Belgium discuss strengthening the development partnership and support for recovery and rehabilitation efforts Details: The Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigrants, Kutaiba Kadish, met today, Wednesday, in Brussels, with the Director General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heidi Rombots. The Syrian side called on Belgium to actively participate in the Syria Partnership Coordination Forum (SPCF), and to contribute to the multi-donor fund for rehabilitation and reconstruction (Halal), in collaboration with the World Bank, and emphasized the importance of direct coordination with the Syrian government and the coordination of international support with national priorities for recovery. The two sides discussed the work of the Belgian Agency for International Cooperation (Enabel) in Syria, especially in the areas of technical support and institutional capacity building. The two sides discussed opportunities to support the private sector and the possibility of including Syria within the Belgian Company for Investments in Developing Countries (BIO).