Electricity Minister Mohammad Zuheir Kharboutli discussed on Wednesday with a number of representatives of Iranian companies specialized in electrical industries means of rehabilitating and developing electricity system in Syria.

Minister Kharboutli said that the electricity sector in Syria was targeted during the war years with repeated and systematic attacks, adding that Syria wants to benefit from the expertise of the Iranian companies.

He added that the Iranian companies have the priority in the reconstruction process in Syria, especially in the electricity sector.

For their part, the representatives of the Iranian companies expressed their full readiness to cooperate with the Syrian Electricity Ministry and provide the electricity sector with necessary expertise and remove all the obstacles facing the previous projects.