Al-Assad confers with Spanish foreign minister
Syria-Spain, Politics, 1/23/2003

President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday in Damascus SpainÕs Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Maria Palacio and an accompanying delegation. Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments in the regional and international arenas and the tension prevailing on the region and the world, a well as bilateral issues.

Al-Assad underlined that Syria supports the international unanimity and the activation of the UN role stressing the importance of Spain's role through the EU and its relation with US to stress the importance of the peaceful solution and the dangers of war on the region and the world.

Al-Assad pointed out that the Ministerial meeting in Istanbul aims at implementing UN Security Council resolution No. 1441 and to find a peaceful solution for the Iraqi issue.

Palacio stressed agreement with President Assad analysis regarding the situation in the region stressing Spain's interest to play important role for finding a peaceful solution to the Iraqi issue in the frame work of the international legitimacy and the UN resolutions.

Meantime, Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and Palacio, had earlier on Tuesday evening held a joint press conference in Damascus.

Al-Shara described his talks with his Spanish counterpart as important and useful and centered on what is going in the occupied Arab territories and the Iraqi issue in addition to bilateral relations.

He expressed satisfaction over the positive and constructive talks indicating that they were held in a cordial atmosphere, hoping that bilateral relations will be further promoted in the future.

Al- Shara underlined that both sides, being members of the UN Security Council, agreed to continue cooperation and coordination at the Security Council with regard to the proposed issues and issues of mutual concern.

For her part, Palacio underlined that Syrian and Spanish viewpoints were in agreement with regard the issues raised in sphere of boosting bilateral relations.

She indicated that the issue of signing an agreement between Syria and the European Union was discussed particularly since both sides reached important points in that sphere last November.

The Spanish foreign minister pointed out that her meeting with al-Shara was focused on the current situation in the Palestinian territories and on the Iraqi issue.

She underlined her country's interest in the Syrian initiative with regard to the meeting of the foreign ministers of the countries involved with the Iraqi issue, and wished success to the meeting.

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