300 Syrian firms to exhibit products at Iranian fair

TEHRAN,April 24(MNA) - An exclusive fair will be held by Syrian companies at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground for five days. Over 300 Syrian firms will showcase their latest products in the fields of textile, food, agriculture, medicine, cosmetics, and auto industries at the exhibition, which will be opened on April 28. In February, Syria and Iran signed a deal to remove customs charges for all trade between the two states. The agreement was made in pursuant to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Tehran in September 2010. In addition to the current $500 million in annual trade between Iran and Syria, the Islamic Republic annually exports $1.7 billion of its technical and engineering services to Syria. The two sides have agreed to boost their annual trade to $5 billion.