Syrian tobacco?

[TigerTom]

I was doing some reading about Syrian Latakia and found this article, dated May 2024, about the privatization of tobacco in Syria:

Privatization of Syrian tobacco raises questions about feasibility - Enab Baladi

Enab Baladi – Jana al-Issa The president of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, authorized the private sector to invest in […]

english.enabbaladi.net

It reminded me of this article from SmokingPipes.com:

https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/closer-look-latakia-tobacco

Now, the Smoking Pipes article wasn't what was so interesting. Rather, it was the following comment left by a used named Gabriel Bach:

"good day nice article small note we in Syria still producing Lattakia however since the war 20211 become more difficult to-do so also to mention in 2017 we produced 8 tones of top Lattakia, but we have a challenge to source a customer, should you know any company interested we could deliver to theme, packing list and pictures and samples are available best regards, ( we are private company)"

He left that comment in February 2024. Scroll through and you'll find it.

I suppose it's possible we may see a return of Syrian Latakia? If producers are looking for buyers, perhaps WLT might be able to get ahold of some?

Wishful thinking, I know. Just thought I'd put it out there...

 

[johnny108]

“You are who you know.”
-American proverb

 

[deluxestogie]

International relations with Syria are currently in flux. I believe that as of the moment, both the EU and US have trading sanctions in place against Syria.

Bob