The Saudi Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf made clear today that the agreement signed between his country's Government and the Government of the Arab Republic of Syria on the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax evasion on income and capital is a stable legal framework which defines the tax relations between the two countries. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the signing of the agreement here earlier today Al-Assaf called on businessmen in the two countries to take advantage of this convention to establish more joint investment projects. The Saudi Finance Minister added that this convention is the 18th of its kind signed by the Kingdom with other countries.
