Opening the meeting, Hussein Arnus greeted the guests from Abkhazia and expressed gratitude for the support and readiness to develop relations with the Syrian Arab Republic. 

Daur Kove, in turn, thanked the leadership of Syria for inviting the Abkhaz delegation to an international conference taking place these days in Damascus. “I believe that in the face of external challenges, friendly countries need to support each other in everything,” said Daur Kove. 

The Minister also informed Mr. Arnus that the Abkhazian part of the "Joint Abkhaz-Syrian Committee for Economic, Trade, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation" has been formed and is ready to hold the first meeting within the framework of bilateral cooperation.

 Mr. Arnus assured the minister that the Syrian part of the Joint Committee will be formed in the near future, which will be reported to the Embassy of Abkhazia in Syria. 

During the meeting, the parties also discussed a number of specific issues related to prospects of trade and economic cooperation development between the two countries.