The Tax Authority and Ministry of Interior signed yesterday in Tripoli a cooperation agreement to combat tax evasion and financial crimes. The agreement was signed by the Deputy Director General of the Tax Authority, Omar Al-Zarrouk, and the Head of the Department for Combating Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terrorist Financing at the Ministry, Major General Jamal Al-Mazoughi. In a statement to Libyan News Agency, Al-Zarrouk said that this agreement comes within a joint cooperative organizational work between the two institutions to enable them to perform their duties, commending the cooperation with the Ministry of Interior to serve the national economy. For his part, Al-Mazoughi said that the Tax Authority and the Anti-Financial Crimes Authority complement each other's work, and this agreement serves the nation and combats tax evasion and financial crimes. The agreement aims to activate joint cooperation between the two parties to preserve public money, achieve national interest, and work to e nd financial crimes that harm the national economy to ensure the collection of public treasury dues in accordance with applicable legislation. Source: Libyan News Agency Damascus: Feasible means of collaboration in the minerals and oil fields were the focus of the meeting that brought together Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Firas Hassan Qaddour and Irshad Ahmad, Ambassador of India to Syria. Qaddour voiced Syria's readiness to offer the required facilitations and promote an environment that is conducive to attract Indian companies interested in investment across Syria in the minerals and oil sectors, along with encouraging exchange of experiences and carrying out joint projects in these areas. Reviewing the bilateral MoUs signed in addition to establishing and activating joint companies were also touched upon during the meeting. Ambassador Ahmad, in turn, expressed confidence in the possibility of achieving opportunities for bilateral multisectoral collaboration, attaching great importance to sharing expertise and technology in all vital areas. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
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