Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 6

07-February-2005

SYRIA

Syria Hopes To Sign EU Association Agreement In Few Months

Syrias Minister of Economy and Trade 'Amir Lutfi hopes that the final signature of the EU-Syria Association Agreement will take place in the first few months of 2005. The agreement was initialed last October and its economic chapter foresees the creation of a free trade area between the EU and Syria, contributing to the creation of a large Euro-Mediterranean area by 2010....