Syria and Germany signed an air transport agreement on Thursday and announced the formation of a joint committee to advance cooperation on economic recovery, reconstruction, investment and refugee issues. The declaration establishing the Syrian-German Joint Committee was signed in Damascus by Qutaiba Kadish, director of international cooperation at Syria’s Foreign Ministry, and German Minister of State at the Foreign Office Geza Andreas von Geyr, the SANA news agency reported. Following the signing, the committee held its inaugural session, co-chaired by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and von Geyr. According to SANA, the committee will address economic recovery, reconstruction, efforts to attract joint investments, and cooperation in the energy, transport and civil aviation sectors. It will also discuss transitional justice, missing […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Deputy Director General of the Syrian Civil Aviation and Air Transport Authority, Samih al-Arabi (R), and State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office, Geza Andreas von Geyr (L), sign a civil aviation cooperation agreement during a ceremony attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Asad Hasan Sheybani at the Tishreen Palace in Damascus, Syria on July 16, 2026. [Izz Aldien Alqasem - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AA-20260716-41995310-41995307-SYRIA_AND_GERMANY_SIGN_AGREEMENT_TO_EXPAND_AIR_TRANSPORT_SERVICES-1.jpg)
