Bilateral Agreement between Syria and Iraq on the economic, commercial, scientific, technical and cultural fields.

This Agreement is composed of 12 articles and 1 Memorandum. The Bilateral Agreement will cover all reciprocal fields of interest (art. 1). The two Countries shall take all measures to encourage and develop the cooperation in the economic, commercial, scientific, technical and cultural fields (art. 2). The two Parts shall develop commercial exchange as follows: activation of the Executive Protocol for bilateral trade free zone; encouragement of visit exchange and cooperation between the economic departments; joint cooperation between chambers of commerce and industry; and participation in permanent and temporary exhibitions (art. 6). The two Parts will cooperate in the following sectors: industry; metrology and standardization; agriculture; qualification of agricultural production and guidance; agricultural and veterinary quarantine; irrigation including the exploitation of underground waters, land reclamation, drainage, dams, water sources' protection, exchange of experts and specialists, and joint research; transportation; communication; and public health (art. 8). A joint committee presided by the Ministers of Economy and Commerce of the two Countries shall be established to follow the execution of this Agreement (art. 10).