Abdullah visits Damascus to congratulate Bashar

King Abdullah II of Jordan arrived today at Damascus on a short visit to congratulate the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad two days after being sworn to succeed his late father Hafez al-Assad.

King of Jordan and the Syrian president are tied with strong friendship which will be a wide ground for developing the relations between the two states on the highest levels after a period of tension in the ruling period of their fathers President Hafez al-Assad and King Hussein.

Al-Assad and Abdullah held a closed discussion session that tackled developments in the area and obstacles facing the peace process.

Also,Esmat Abd El-Magid the Arab League secretary general arrived at Damascus on a quick visit during which he congratulated the Syrian president and discussed with him the peace process and the status in Middle East.