Her Excellency Limya Marei Aasiy member of AAAID’S Shareholders Board, Minister of Economy and Trade in the Arab Republic of Syria has received HE Ali Bin Saeed Alsharhan President of AAAID in her office, during his visit to Syria on October 2010.
And they discussed investment opportunities in Syria and the possibility of cooperation with the private sector (in line with AAAID statute) and they discussed the obstacles that facing AAAID affiliated companies in Syria and the members’ states support to these companies.
HE Ali Alsharhan has also presented full details about AAAID’S role in attracting the Arab investors to participate in the implementation of the Agricultural projects, pointing the problems and difficulties that facing AAAID ‘S companies such as delayed payment by some shareholders, and the default estimates on profits without having to rely on the accounting books. The meeting has also discussed the possibility to increase the vegetable Oils Co.’s ratio of cotton seeds beside other related issues.
And from her side, her Excellency the minister has praised AAAID future directives and she showed good spirit to contribute in the Arab Agricultural Investment Holding Company, which AAAID willing to establish, and she has invited AAAID to contribute in the company that will be established in Sudan for agricultural and animal production, aiming to get benefit of AAAID experiences in this regard.
In the same regard her Excellency the minister has confirmed the necessity to increase the vegetable oil company’s share from cotton seeds crop besides submitting a memorandum to the economical committee during its coming meeting which will discuss the regulations of import, taxes and related matters.
In conclusion HE President of AAAID has thanked her Excellency the Minister for the warm reception, promised to brief the board of directors about the Republic of Syria offer about its imitative to contribute in the the Arab Agricultural Investment Holding Company, and he emphasized his keen to adopt this desire in front of founding committee and other shareholders.

Meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural Reform in Syria

HE Ali Bin Saeed Alsharhan, President of AAAID has reviewed aspects of joint cooperation between AAAID & the Ministry of Agriculture in Syria and the projects which achieved , declaring AAAID vision in the regard of encouraging and attracting the private sector companies in establishing the agricultural and animal projects , in order to bridge Arab food gap and to benefit from experiments of the successful countries in this regard particularly seeds and its new varieties.
All above was during his meeting with HE Doctor Adil Sifr , Minister of Agriculture in Syria on October 2010 , and they focused in finance and technical performance of projects that AAAID has shareholders, also the obstacles and solutions.
from his part, HE the Minister has confirmed his willingness to provide required support for AAAID’S companies and all facilities that will enhance the capability, stressing the need for concerted efforts and the Arab experiences to set up agric & animal projects to raise living standard of the Arab citizen , calling AAAID to contribute in this projects particularly in the field of fertilizers & modern irrigation systems , praising its role in developing the quality and quantity of agric production.

Meeting with general manager of ACSAD

HE Ali Bin Saeed Alsharhan , president of AAAID and the accompany delegation have visited the Arab Center for the study of Arid zones and Dry lands (ACSAD) on Tuesday 12 October2010 According to the kind invitation from the general manger Dr. Rafig Ali Salih ,they reviewed cooperation between AAAID & ACSAD and the ways to promote and enhance it, particularly zero tillage Agriculture System and the program of improvement of dates palm cultivation in some Arab countries ,as well as the efforts to combat land degradation and desertification beside aspects of cooperation between AAAID’S companies and its partners from the private sector and ACSAD, and they considered the enhancing of human resources capability in the agricultural field.