Syria: Abdul Qader Jokhadar, the Minister of Industry, has cited using Iran-based expertise in developing filtration system in cement plants to reduce emissions as an example of how the two countries can cooperate. Jokhadar met with Morteza Shahmirzaei, the director of the General Company for Petrochemical Industries and deputy to the Oil Minister of Iran, to discuss industrial development, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. Other areas of collaboration include manufacturing electric batteries, agricultural machinery, tyres and optical cables.
