Syrian prime minister arrives in Bahrain

The Gulf News official agency reported on Wednesday that the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Mero arrived in Bahrain in a visit aims at discussing the possibilities of bilateral cooperation.

The agency added that Mero's talks with his Bahrain's counterpart Sheikh Khaleifa Bin Salman al-Khaleifa will in particular deal with means of encouraging bilateral economic cooperation as well as the efforts aiming to give the ME peace process a push forward.

Bahrain and Syria, who are members in the 8-member states which signed the Damascus declaration in March 1991 following the end of the Gulf war signed in January this year an agreement in the security field dealing in particular with cooperation in fighting terrorism. Tomader