According to IRNA citing the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Free and Special Economic Zones, Abdolmaleki made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian Ambassador to Tehran.
He added that technical correspondence has already been done between the two countries regarding the cooperation with the free zones of Iran and Syria and the agreements are near final phases.
Secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Trade-Industrial and Special Economic Zones in his remarks said that expanding cooperation with Hasiya Free Zone and Iranian free zones is on the agenda, adding, "I believe that an MoU in this regard can be quickly implemented."
The Syrian Ambassador to Iran, for his part, said that his country welcomes signing of the memorandum of cooperation with Iran's free zones.
Hasiya is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located about 35 kilometers south of Homs.
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