Al-Assad's message to Carlos conveyed by al-Shara
Syria-Spain, Politics, 7/27/2002

Spanish King Juan Carlos I on Friday at Lasaroilla royal palace in Madrid received the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. The meeting was attended by the Spanish foreign minister for foreign affairs.

Al-Shara handed the Spanish king, during the meeting, a message from President Bashar al-Assad relating to conditions in the region and bilateral relations between Syria and Spain. Latest regional and international developments especially in the region were reviewed.

Al-Shara extended an invitation to the Spanish king to visit Syria and the king promised to fulfill it at the appropriate time.

On Thursday evening the Spanish foreign minister Ana Palacio held a work dinner banquet in honor of al-Shara, during which the two ministers reviewed conditions in the region and reasons behind their deterioration.

Al-Shara explained that no solution in the region can be maintained except by ending the Israeli occupation according to international legitimacy resolutions, noting that Israel's answer to the Arab initiative adopted at Beirut summit, its invasion of the Palestinian cities and towns, and continued policy of repression and assassination, as well as its continued defiance of the international will, all prove that Israel has no desire for peace and is not ready to abide by its requirements.

Al-Shara also reviewed with his Spanish peer relations between Syria and Spain and decided to strengthen them through taking active steps that ensure the implementation of what was agreed upon during President al-Assad's visit to Spain in 2001.

Al-Shara extended an invitation to his Spanish counterpart to visit Syria in order to follow up political consultations.

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