National Coordinator of Syria

Mr Moussa Al-Shaar
Deputy Minister of Transport
Ministry of Transportation

Deputy National Coordinator of Syria

Ms Suha Nassar
Director of Arab, International Cooperation
Ministry of Transportation

Her EuroMed involvement dates back to 2003 and her education covers a broad spectrum – Suha Nassar is a civil engineer, holds a Masters degree in environmental engineering and a Ph.D in international relations. She is a member of the ISMF Institutional and Sector Modernisation Facility Technical Committee and represents Syria in a high-level Europe/neighbouring countries transport group. Her expertise includes feasibility studies, environmental-impact assessment, project-cycle management and economic financial analysis.

She speaks Arabic, English and German and has previously been an assistant professor in Damascus University and deputy director planning for Gov.Damascas. She has been a board member for the Euro-Arab Cooperation Center, Damascus city council and the Syrian Engineers Union.

Ms Suha Nassar has been the representative of the National Coordinator of Syria.

On September 2007, a new National Coordinator Mr. Rajeh Sarea, Vice Minister for Land Transport, and a new Deputy National Coordinator Ms. Rasha Mohammad, International Cooperation Director, have been nominated.

Photos Gallery:

 

Ms Nassar during the 4th RTAP Review Workshop, August 2006, Tunis




Ms Nassar during the National Counterpart Team Meeting 2 (NCT2, 29-31 March 2004, Syria)

Interviews with Ms Suha Nassar (april 2006):

Involvement and experience of Syria within the project ?
This project is very important for our region, the Mediterranean region because an integrated and efficient multimodal transport system is vital for the success of the free trade area...Video [wmv] (3Mb)

Best lessons learned with the project ?
These meetings or workshops are very important for exchanging knowledge between all stakeholders in the Mediterranean countries and to benefit from the successful experiences of the EU countries...
Video [wmv] (3Mb)

Current projects related to transport policy reform or 
to transport infrastructure improvement ?
Syria gives, because of its geographical position, transport a very important and high consideration... Video [wmv] (3Mb)