SIMA is proved to be one of the best industrial fairs in Syria providing an excellent opportunity to establish and develop international business cooperation.
The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus participates this year with its own pavilion representing large range of Belarusian companies and enterprises interested in doing business with Syria.
We do believe that our presence at SIMA 2003 will contribute the extending of further business activities and the increasing of trade turnover between the Republic of Belarus and the Syrian Arab Republic.
Andrei Luchenok
Counsellor
Yury Ameltchenko
Second Secretary for Economic Affairs
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The Commercial Section of the British Embassy Damascus and Trade Partners UK look forward to doing business at SIMA 2003. SIMA is a very important Trade Fair in our commercial calendar and our mini catalogue exhibition at the Fair enables us to introduce the quality, durability and innovativity of British products to the Syrian market. Our expert commercial staff will be on hand to supply information and contact details of any British company in any sector - and to advise on the best ways of doing business with them. We also invite business people to visit the Commercial Section of the Embassy after the Fair to discuss follow-up action for business success.
The year 2002 was a record year for UK/Syria bilateral trade, British exports to Syria increased by 26% over 2001 and Syrian exports to UK increased by 33% over 2001 figures. This is excellent news and we hope to better these figures in 2003.
We wish to Organizers of SIMA 2003, their participant companies and trade visitors much success this year. SIMA 2003 will be my last Trade Fair in Syria as I leave Damascus at the end of my posting this month – I shall greatly miss Syria and her people. But I will be back !!
John A Chadwich
Commercial Secretary
British Embassy Damascus
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SIMA holds on enjoying the reputation of one of the best industrial fairs in Syria matching successfully international fair standards. Last year our Embassy participated for the first time with its own stand. The great interest of Syrian businessmen in Czech products exhibited there in form of catalogues encouraged us in repeating our participation this year as well. We believe SIMA will become a traditional trade event supporting our effort to promote business contact between the Czech Republic and the Syrian Arab Republic.
Petr VLK
Counsellor of the Embassy and
Head of Commercial and Economic Section
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Syria is an important trade partner for Germany in the Arab World, The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany is very pleased to participate together with the Delegate of German Industry and Trade in SIMA Fair. We see it as market place in both directions : Let’s open doors for German enterprises in Syria and the Arab region but also invite Syrian businessmen to expand into the German market.
Roland Seeger
Counsellor
Head of Economic Department
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Italy, as per European statistics, during the year 2002, has been the first supplier and the second buyer of Syria, among all the countries (Italian exports to Syria were 545,291 millions of Euro; Italian imports from Syria were 1.201,379 millions of Euro). Our participation to SIMA 2003 is consequently a must.
The Italian Trade Commission in Damascus, in representation of The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade in Rome, will participate officially to the exhibition, in the name of the Italian Government and on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Production.
We will be in the Pavilion N. 500, with a large stand where there will be facilities for Italian and local businessmen (waiting, meeting and projection rooms, catalogue library, interpreters, Italian electronic directories, list of Italian exhibitions, promotional material, multimedia facilities).
Syrian businessmen are invited to contact our office in Damascus for all help they will need in order to build up and develop their business with Italian companies.
The 24th of May will be our National Day at the Fair.
Dr. Giuseppe Daquanno
Italian Trade Commissioner in Syria
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It has become a tradition that every year Polish Embassy participates in SIMA. Our continued relationship with the Fair reflects our strong conviction that it is one of the best venues to promote flow of trade between Syrian and Polish businessmen and companies.
At our stand we assist visitors in looking for new sources of supply and finding suitable partners among Polish exporters.
We wish SIMA all the best and it’s participants many fruitful business contacts.
Marek Zielinski
Counsellor for Economic Affairs
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The Embassy of the United states firmly believes SIMA is one of the best venues for Syrian and American businessmen to identify new trade and investment opportunities with each other. Our continued relationship with SIMA reflects our strong commitment to pursuing good opportunities continue the development of our bilateral, trade relationship and to showcase U.S. Manufacturers, ability to deliver superior goods and services to the Syrian market at affordable prices. We congratulate SIMA on its continued excellence.
Peter Schroeder
Economic Officer
