Syrian gov't decides measures to overcome possible impact of Ukraine crisis

STORY: Syrian gov't decides measures to overcome possible impact of Ukraine crisis DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD SAMER AL-KHALIL, Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade 3. various of the conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD SAMER AL-KHALIL, Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade 5. various of the conference STORYLINE: The Syrian cabinet on Thursday decided several measures to deal with the possible impact of the Ukraine crisis on the economic situation in Syria, according to state news agency SANA. The measures were decided during a government special mini-session, it said. According to the report, the measures include implementing necessary steps to manage and boost the stocks of basic materials such as wheat, sugar, oil, rice, and potato during the next two months, and to ensure the sustainability of their availability. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD SAM