DAMASCUS, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Syrian and Lebanese authorities have agreed on steps to ease the movement of goods and people across their shared border in a bid to boost trade between the two crisis-hit countries, Syria's SANA news agency reported on Wednesday.
Representatives of the Lebanese-Syrian Joint Technical Committee for Land Transport agreed to cut customs duties on vehicles and trucks crossing the land border, and to study the possibility of exempting trucks and public transport vehicles from entry and exit fees, the report said.
The committee also underscored the need to implement a 1993 accord regulating and promoting cross-border transport of people and goods.
The decisions followed a two-day meeting in Damascus on regulating border traffic, which ended on Wednesday. The talks were part of efforts to facilitate freight and passenger movement by removing obstacles, strengthening economic exchange, and adapting to regional and trade developments.
