Iraq will send 220,000 tonnes of cereals to Syria as a “donation”, according to Syrian media, which said the first batch has already reached Deir Ezor. Last month, Syria had bought about 100,000 tonnes of cereals, in the first major bid by the new government in Damascus. Ahmed al -Sarah transitional government officials say that although imports of cereals and other basic goods are not subject to the sanctions imposed by the US and the UN, the difficulties in securing funding for trade agreements have prevented international suppliers from selling to Syria. Russia and Iran, two major supporters of former President Bashar al -Assad, who was expelled by Islamist rebels in December, provided the largest percentage of cereals and oil products in Syria in December, but stopped after overthrowing the regime. A ship carrying cereals arrived in Latakia, the Syrian transitional government announced on Sunday […]
Source: News Beast
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