Cabinet: Ensuring quality of products, encouraging joint initiatives with economic activities

The Cabinet on Monday praised the efforts of ministries and concerned authorities in organizing the People’s Assembly elections for the third legislative term.

Chairing the Cabinet session, Prime Minister Hussein Arnous affirmed the necessity of intensifying the supervision on the quality of products particularly medicines and foodstuffs.

The cabinet evaluated the state of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Syria, with the Health Minister making a presentation about efforts to return Syrian citizens stranded abroad, noting that Corona virus testing devices will be put in Damascus International Airport as soon as possible to conduct tests for the arrivals.

The Cabinet discussed the Petroleum Ministry’s plan for maintaining the flow of oil products, stability of production, and securing the needs of the local market.