Mubarak holds important talks with al-Assad on topics to be tackled at Algeria summit
Syria-Egypt, Politics, 3/16/2005

Topics to be addressed by the Arab summit which will be held in Algeria next week, development of the Syrian Lebanese relations and bilateral relations, were the subject of the visit of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.

Middle East News Agency (MENA )correspondent in Damascus quoted well informed Syrian sources as saying that President Assad briefed President Mubarak on the timetable of the evacuation of the Syrian troops from Lebanon in accordance with the Taif agreement. The sources said President Bashar Al Assad underlined Syria's respect of international legitimacy.

Syria sources did not rule out that President Mubarak's visit was aimed at assuring Syria and renewing Egyptian support for Syria as Damascus has declared its agreement on the resolution No 1559.

Reports said President Mubarak stressed Egypt's role in keeping channels opened between Syria and the United States.

Meanwhile, Presidents Mubarak and Assad held tete-a-tete session of talks upon Mubarak's arrival in Damascus.

Then the two leaders were joined by the members of the Syrian and Egyptian delegations.

President Assad hosted a breakfast banquet at Al Shaab Palace in honour of President Mubarak and his accompanying delegation, which included Foreign minister Ahmed Abul- Gheit, Chief of the Presidential Palace Dr. Zakaria Azmi, and Minister Omar Suleiman.

"The lightening visit by President Hosni Mubarak to Syria on Tuesday aimed at holding consultations with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad on the agenda of the coming Arab summit, slated in Algiers on March 22-23," a Presidential source said.

President Mubarak's visit, the source added, also aimed at exchanging views on ties between Syria and Lebanon.

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