Reports: Syrian minister in Beirut Tuesday prior to Syrian prisoners' handover
Syria’s justice minister will visit Beirut on Tuesday to follow up on the file of the Syrian prisoners held in Lebanon, media reports said.
The visit comes after Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani visited Lebanon on Friday, in the first trip to Beirut by a senior Syrian official since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.
The reports said there is an inclination to sign a judicial cooperation treaty between Lebanon and Syria.
“Justice Minister Adel Nassar will present a draft to his Syrian counterpart to agree on it ahead of taking a measure of handing over the Syrian prisoners,” the reports added.
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Lebanon-Syria cooperation should go beyond politics & border security. Must be based on economic integration & special economic ties that benefit both nations. Obvious Syria’s president has same pragmatic DNA of Rafiq Hariri & Imam Saddr focused on growth & development, unifying communities & resources to serve the nation (think of Gebran Tueni’s oath).
I will mention few areas of joint investments. Expand on them later:
1. Beirut & Tripoli port expansion with tunnels for direct link to Syria. Syria can be investor with toll reduction on trucks.
2. Renewable solar & wind energy & integrated transmission lines. Using Syria vast desert & WDRVM for joint investment & future data centers.
3. Oil & gas pipelines linking Iraq and Gulf nations avoiding Hormuz & Al-Mandab straits & Suez tolls
4. Integrated tourism sector to welcome Syrian & Lebanese living in the West, for vacation, retirement, investment or tech exchange.
5. Integrated rail, economic zones…
