Turkey's prime minister has praised booming ties with Syria, saying a joint dam project at the border between the two neighbors would further strengthen cooperation.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at a ground-breaking ceremony on the banks of the Orontes River for a joint "Friendship Dam" also attended by his Syrian counterpart.
The hyrdo-electric dam is expected to irrigate 10,000 hectares of agricultural land in the two countries and generate 16 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.
Erdogan and President Bashir al-Assad were due to hold talks later on February 6 in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke at a ground-breaking ceremony on the banks of the Orontes River for a joint "Friendship Dam" also attended by his Syrian counterpart.
The hyrdo-electric dam is expected to irrigate 10,000 hectares of agricultural land in the two countries and generate 16 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.
Erdogan and President Bashir al-Assad were due to hold talks later on February 6 in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
