Activities

25-26 February 2010

Rome – Italy

Heading an 11-Syrian businessmen delegation, Dr. Abdul Rahman Attar, President of ICC Syria, participated in the second Mediterranean Business Forum. The forum was held under the title "Strengthening Investment Relations among Mediterranean countries" in Rome, Italy between February 25th and 26th, 2010.

The Forum was organized by the Italian Trade commission (ICE), the Confederation of Italian Industries (Confindustria), jointly with the Association of Italian Banks, and with the support of the Italian Ministries of Economic Development and Foreign Affairs.

The forum aimed to encourage Italian cooperation with Mediterranean countries, and promote investment collaboration in the region in addition to renovating a full industrial, commercial, and cultural dialogue between these countries. As a representative of the chamber, Dr. Attar gave a lecture in a session about the small and medium enterprises system and industrial cooperation. The Syrian delegation which participated in the forum held 110 bilateral business meetings with different Italian companies.