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News and Events 2004
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On 19 October 2004 the Syria-EU Association Agreement was paraphrased
in Brussels with the participation of the NAPC Director, Mr A. El
Hindi, who actively contributed to the negotiations on agriculture
with particular reference to raw and processed materials as well as
fish products. The Agreement is expected to expand the Syrian market
access as well as to further develop cooperation between the country
and Europe.
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NAPC has actively participated in the preparation of the agricultural
file concerning the Syrian-Turkish Free Trade Agreement that was
signed in September 2004. NAPC is also involved in the following up of
the conclusion of the Syrian-EU Association Agreement.
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On 28 and 29
June 2004, the FAO Project GCP/SYR/006/ITA Steering Committee held its fifth meeting, which was opened
by Mr N. Rasheed Mohammed, Deputy Minister of Agriculture
and Agrarian Reform, Mr A. Cascone, Counselor for Economic
Affairs at the Italian Embassy in Syria, and Mr M. Taher, FAO
Representative in Damascus.
The Committee
discussed the future of the NAPC and its perspectives, acknowledged
its recent progresses, and endorsed the Work Plan for Phase III of the
Project, which has received further funding from the Italian
Government for other 3 years of activity.
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In order to enhance and develop the NAPC Information System, Mr T.
Cornford, Professor at the London School of Economics and
international FAO consultant, visited the Center in March and May
2004.
During his visits, the expert assessed the current status of and
future options for the information and communication activities of the
NAPC.
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In May 2004, the FAO international consultant Mr D. Mc Clatchy
started, with the support of the NAPC, a study
on Accession to the WTO: procedures, issues and lessons
for Syria, drawing on the experience of the recently acceding
countries such as Jordan.
Beside the study, Mr Mc Clatchy has provided on- the-job
training to 4 NAPC researchers in elaborating technical
documents required for the negotiations, with special references
to calculations of the Aggregate Measures of Support (AMS)
and options for Tariffication.
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