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Minister of Communications and Technology Abdul-Salam Heikal met on Tuesday with Akihiro Tsuji, Acting Chargé d’Affaires at the Japanese Embassy in damascus and Japan’s Special Coordinator for energy-cooperation-with-switzerland-and-jordan/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Syria explores energy cooperation with Switzerland and Jordan">syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria, to discuss prospects for cooperation in telecommunications and information technology, as well as ways to enhance infrastructure and foster an innovative digital business environment in Syria. Moreover, heikal reviewed the main national projects to modernize communication networks and improve the quality of internet services, stressing that the sector serves as a key driver of economic development. He underlined the administration’s implementation of a package of digital transformation initiatives that reinforce Syria’s regional standing in e-services and digital governance.
Tsuji expressed Japan’s readiness to contribute through its specialized technology companies, noting that 2025 marks a emerging phase in bilateral relations toward developmental partnership and backing for stability. The two sides also discussed opportunities in digital banking services, relevant legislative frameworks, and the level of cybersecurity required to protect electronic financial transactions. They emphasized the importance of exchanging expertise in innovation, entrepreneurship, and start-up empowerment.
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The meeting concluded with both sides reaffirming their commitment to persisted coordination to establish joint programs supporting digital transformation and to provide a safe, investment-friendly legislative environment in Syria’s communications and technology sector.