India extends 100 million dollar line of credit to Syria

India on Saturday extended a 100 million Dollar line of credit to Syria in order to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation and achieve a higher growth rate between the two countries in the coming years. India's trade with Syria has increased steadily from a modest 30 million dollars in 1995-96 to 528.46 million dollars in 2008-09. This will be the third line of credit extended by India to Syria.