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Syria’s Investment Authority discussed industrial-investment challenges and licensing for food-security factories with the Syrian-Australian Business Council and investors, state news agency SANA reported on October 22. Its account cites an authority statement issued that Thursday, without separately establishing the meeting’s exact date.

Authority director Ahmad Rawad Ramadan and council chairman Marwan al-Dabbagh were among those identified. Discussions included contact with Syrian specialists in Australia, coordinated with Syria’s Foreign Ministry, and preparation for a possible Australian business and government delegation. These were cooperation discussions, rather than confirmation of completed investment.

SANA says the Syrian side of the council was formed by a ministry decision on October 6. The report gives no signed contract, financing amount, factory capacity or construction schedule. The practical focus is licensing and potential expertise and partnerships; realised projects would require further evidence.