Senior Syrian officials meets with the Turkish parliamentary delegation
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 12/4/2003

Syria's Vice-President Abdulhaleem Khaddam on Wednesday received the delegation of the Turkish-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Society.

Talks dealt with the historical relations between the two countries and their future prospects as well as the international situation and the current developments in the region.

Also the Deputy of the General Commander of the Army and Armed Forces and Minsiter of Defense, Lieutenant General Mussatfa Tlass, on Wednesday discussed with the Turkish delegation headed by Chairman of the Turkish-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Society Yukshil Jawosh Oglo issues of common interest and the relations between the two countries.

The two sides also reviewed ways of further developing existing relations. Thre Tlass-Oglo meeting was attended by the Turkish Ambassador in Damascus and several members of the Syrian People's Assembly.

Earlier in the day, Deputy Speaker of the People's Assembly Nasser Qaddour discussed with Oglo and the accompanying delegation the bilateral between the two parliaments and Friendship Societies and ways of boosting them. Qaddour stressed depth of the Syrian-Turkish ties and the important role of the two countries in maintaining stability in the region.

For his part, Oglo praised the deeply rooted bilateral relations between Syria and Turkey, calling for further activating the role of the two countries' parliaments in developing relations.

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