Saudi Arabia, Syria sign agreement

Damascus, October 07, SPA -- In the presence of the Custodian of the
Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Syrian
President Bashar Al-Assad, an agreement to avoid double taxation and
prevent tax evasion on income and capital was signed here today
between the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the
Government of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The agreement was signed by Saudi Minister of Finance Ibrahim bin
Abdulaziz Al-Assaf and Syrian Minister of Finance Muhammad Al-Husayn.

The signing ceremony was also attended by the two countries' official
delegations.

--SPA