Exclusive: Syrian Central Bank announces joint “Financial Day” with Iraq and a planned visit to Baghdad
The Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, Abdul Qader Hasriya, revealed on Tuesday anticipated moves to enhance financial cooperation with Baghdad, confirming that there is ongoing communication with the Central Bank of Iraq to organize joint economic events aimed at deepening banking ties between the two countries.
In exclusive statements to a correspondent of Shafaq News Agency, the governor revealed plans to organize a “Syrian-Iraqi Financial Sector Day,” a joint event to be held under the official sponsorship of the Central Bank of Iraq and the Central Bank of Syria.
Istanbul meeting and a planned visit to Baghdad
The governor indicated that these steps come as a continuation of previous discussions, revealing a “very friendly” meeting he had with his Iraqi counterpart in Istanbul, Turkey, recently.
He added that the Syrian side is seriously looking forward to an upcoming official visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to develop this cooperation.
In the context of the strategic objectives of an exclusive visit to Washington to attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund, he explained that one of the most prominent issues that Damascus seeks to address is “Syria’s classification as a state sponsor of terrorism,” noting that this classification imposed by Washington dates back to 1979, and represents a major obstacle that the Syrian state seeks to remove in order to facilitate international financial transactions.
Shafaq.com