Sputnik - Around 180 Iranian companies are going to establish plants for the production of building materials in Syria in order to engage in the country's restoration following years of a devastating civil war, Al-Watan newspaper reported, citing Mohammad Seif, the Syrian deputy minister of public works and housing.




According to�Al-Watan newspaper, the Iranian delegation voiced this intention during�their meeting with�Syrian Public Works and Housing Minister Mohammad Walid Ghazal in�the Syrian capital of�Damascus.

Ghazal responded by�offering to�the Iranian delegation to�create a joint production that will be supervised by�the Syrian Public Works and Housing Ministry. The sides are set to�focus on�restoring homes, medical centers, power plants and dams.

The Syrian housing minister also said he believed that the plants should be located in�industrial towns across�the country. Precise locations will be announced after�Iran puts forward its requirements concerning the�necessary infrastructure.

The Syrian government is currently focused on�rebuilding the country and creating favorable conditions for�refugee repatriation, namely by�ensuring the provision of�educational and medical services and repairing the destroyed infrastructure.