Damascus, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Damascus Chamber of Industry and its Countryside, Muhammad Ghazwan al-Masri, discussed with a Mauritanian economic delegation headed by the Chargé d'affaires of the Mauritanian Embassy in Damascus, Mohamed Sheikh Samba Bay, cooperation in various fields, and trade exchange between the two countries. Talks during the meeting dealt with the exchange of invitations to participate in exhibitions held in both countries and the need to activate mutual visits between economic delegations to achieve a common vision to activate cooperation in the economy and investment sectors. Al-Masri underlined the need for cooperation and coordination in industrial fields in all sectors, especially the pharmaceutical sector, in addition to the possibility of benefiting from agricultural projects and agricultural manufacturing. For his part, Samba Bay expressed his country's desire to develop cooperation between the two countries and resume the work of previously signed agreeme nts, underlying the need to exchange experiences in various fields in the best interest of the two countries. The Mauritanian diplomat underlined the importance of the meeting in order to convey an image about the reality of industries in Syria to Mauritanian businessmen. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency BETHLEHEM: A young man died of wounds he sustained when Israeli occupation forces shot him earlier this evening south of Bethlehem. The occupation forces fired bullets at Ziad Hamran, 31, near the entrance to the town of Beit Fajjar, adjacent to the intersection of the colonial settlement of Gush Etzion, which is built on citizens' lands south of Bethlehem, security sources told WAFA. The occupation forces left Hamran bleeding on the ground until he passed away before withholding his body, the sources added. WAFA correspondent reported that Hamran was from the village of Al-Hashimiyeh, west of Jenin, noting that the village witnessed a massive march after the announcement of his killing, denouncing the ongoing crimes of the occupation against the Palestinian people. Israeli sources claimed that Hamran carried out a shooting attack at the Gush Etzion intersection, which resulted in the injury of two Israeli soldiers, one of them suffering serious injuries. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA