13.02.2011                     09.Adar l, 5771

Wirtschaft:

Israel to transfer 12,000 tons of apples from Golan to Syria

This is the largest quantity of produce ever transported between the two countries, since the sales began six years ago.

Israel will begin transporting about 12,000 tons of apples from the Golan Heights to Syria on Tuesday. This is the largest quantity of the produce ever transferred between the two countries, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who will be overseeing the operation.

The apples were grown by Syrian farmers living in the Golan Heights. Although such transfer has been undertaken in the past, it is a rare occurrence as it requires extensive coordination between Syria's Foreign Ministry and Israel's Foreign, Defense, Finance and Agriculture Ministries….