Gold (General Organization For Land Development)

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 08-24-2012

* GOLD (General Organization for Land Development)
This governmental organization in Syria was established in 1960 to manage affairs relating to land development in the basin of the Euphrates

The name of the organization became GOLD in 1981

During the last visit of the Syrian delegation, a Technical Commission comprising experts from both sides had worked on a document that would lay the basis of cooperation between the GOLD and GAP-RDA and joint declaration was released on 23 August 2001

This joint declaration envisages three main programs, namely training, joint projects and exchange, which covers seminars, meetings, visits by experts and farmers on various issues relating to regional development and agriculture-irrigation management

In June 2002, a technical team from the GAP-RDA visited Syria

During this visit, experts from the two parties signed an Implementation Document to make earlier Joint Declaration operational

First steps for cooperation between the Syrian Irrigation Ministry and GAP had been taken back on 18 - 22 July 2001 when a Turkish delegation headed by GAP President Dr

Olcay Ünver visited Syria upon the invitation of the GOLD

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Gold (General Organization For Land Development) * GOLD (General Organization for Land Development) This governmental organization in Syria was established in 1960 to manage affairs relating to land development in the basin of the Euphrates The name of the organization became GOLD in 1981 During the last visit of the Syrian delegation, a Technical Commission comprising experts from both sides had worked on a document that would lay the basis of cooperation between the GOLD and GAP-RDA and joint declaration was released on 23 August 2001 This joint declaration envisages three main programs, namely training, joint projects and exchange, which covers seminars, meetings, visits by experts and farmers on various issues relating to regional development and agriculture-irrigation management In June 2002, a technical team from the GAP-RDA visited Syria During this visit, experts from the two parties signed an Implementation Document to make earlier Joint Declaration operational First steps for cooperation between the Syrian Irrigation Ministry and GAP had been taken back on 18 - 22 July 2001 when a Turkish delegation headed by GAP President Dr Olcay Ünver visited Syria upon the invitation of the GOLD