NNA - Agriculture Minister, Abbas Hajj Hassan, on Wednesday kicked off a visit to Syria, during which he is scheduled to meet with Syrian counterpart, Mohammad Hassan Qatana, and General Director of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands (ACSAD) organization, Dr. Naser Eddin Al Obaid. 

Hajj Hassan will be discussing joint agricultural relations, as well as the organization of transit transport mechanisms of Lebanese agricultural products through Syrian territories. 

===========R.H.