INDUSTRY MINISTER: ABSOLUTE PRIORITY IS TO SUPPORT PRODUCTIVE SECTORS IN THE COUNTRY

Caretaker Minister of Industry, MP George Bushkian, confirmed today before a delegation of pasta and vermicelli factory owners and wheat farmers, in the presence of Wheat and Grain Growers Syndicate Head, Khaled Shouman, that 'the absolute priority is to support the productive sectors, especially the industrial and agricultural sectors in Lebanon.' 'Today we are before an integrated and strategic industry, and we will work together, Agriculture Minister Abbas Haj Hassan and I, for this industry, which will have a positive impact on wheat cultivation and farmers,' assured Bushkian. He stressed that "the government is working to increase exports and reduce imports." Source: National News Agency - Lebanon