

Assad: The reconstruction of Syria will cost 400 billion dollars and will take 15 years





0 12:44 - 15/04/2018



Information / Baghdad ..

DAMASCUS, (SANA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday revealed his country's need for $ 400 billion for the reconstruction of infrastructure, stressing that the reconstruction process could take 10 to 15 years.

"Repatriation of the infrastructure will cost at least $ 400 billion, and this needs 10 to 15 years," the Russian news agency Sputnik reported, quoting Assad as saying during a meeting with Russian parliamentarians.

On Sunday, Assad met with a group of Russian parliamentarians, including a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Duma, Sergei Glyzinak.

"The meeting of Russian parliamentarians with President al-Assad was constructive and important on both sides," he said.