Iraq to send 220,000 tons of wheat to Syria as a gift, Syrian state media says

Iraq to send 220,000 tons of wheat to Syria as a gift, Syrian state media says

Iraq will ship 220,000 tons of wheat to Syria as "a gift", Syrian media said on Friday, citing the director of the General Organization for Grains, adding that the first batch has already arrived in Syria's Deir el-Zor. Syria had bought about 100,000 tons of wheat in its previous tender reported on March 25, which was believed to be the first large purchase tender since the change of power in Syria late last year. Syrian officials of the new Isl…

Iraq will send 220,000 tons of grain to Syria as a “donation”, Syrian media reported on Friday, noting that the first batch has already arrived in Deir Ezzor. Last month, Syria had bought about 100,000 tons of grain, in the first major offer submitted by the new government in Damascus. Officials in Ahmed al-Sara's transitional government say that while imports of grain and other basic goods are not subject to U.S. and U.N. sanctions, difficultie…

Iraq to transport 220,000 tonnes of wheat to Syria as "a gift"

CAIRO: Iraq will transport 220,000 tonnes of wheat to the Syrian people as "a gift", reflecting the depth of relations between the two countries, Syrian media said on Friday, citing the director of the general organisation for grains. Read more: Hamas delegation to meet Egyptian mediators in Cairo Saturday: official Syrian officials of the new Islamist-led government say that while imports of wheat and other basics are not subject to U.S. and U.…