{"id":140375,"date":"2026-08-17T06:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=140375"},"modified":"2026-08-17T06:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T06:24:58","slug":"syria-forms-business-councils-with-cyprus-czech-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/140375\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria forms business councils with Cyprus, Czech Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Syria formed business councils with Cyprus and the Czech Republic to strengthen economic cooperation and expand trade and investment ties, the Ministry of Economy and Industry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister Nidal al-Shaar issued decisions establishing the Syrian-Cypriot and Syrian-Czech business councils, according to a ministry statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bassam Mohammad Haitham al-Jahoush was appointed chairman of the Syrian-Cypriot Business Council, while Amer Darkal will chair the Syrian-Czech Business Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The councils will serve as the authorized bodies representing Syrian businesses in relations with their counterparts in Cyprus and the Czech Republic. They will operate under the charter and procedural guidelines issued by the Syrian Council for Coordinating Joint Business Councils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coordinating council will oversee the two bodies, work with relevant government authorities and ensure their activities align with Syria\u2019s broader framework for joint business councils and national economic priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry said establishing the councils is part of wider efforts to expand joint business councils with friendly countries, strengthen economic and investment cooperation and develop trade relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative also aims to create new opportunities for partnerships between Syrian businesses and companies in Cyprus and the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Ster Youssef<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syria formed business councils with Cyprus and the Czech Republic to strengthen economic cooperation and expand trade and investment ties, the Ministry of Economy and Industry said on Sunday. Minister Nidal al-Shaar issued decisions establishing the Syrian-Cypriot and Syrian-Czech business councils, according to a ministry statement. Bassam Mohammad Haitham al-Jahoush [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":140376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,39,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-home","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Syria forms business councils with Cyprus, Czech Republic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syria formed business councils with Cyprus and the Czech Republic to strengthen economic cooperation and expand trade and\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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