On President al-Assad's visit to Lebanon

An official Syrian source told the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily issued on Friday that no date has been fixed for the visit of President Bashar al-Assad to Lebanon

The same source told the paper that what was announced by the speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri after his meeting with the Maronite Patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir last Friday had a sort of ( violation), adding " what so ever Berri was a main ally for Syria and will remain so and he will visit Damascus shortly and meet with President Bashar al-Assad."

The source explained that there is no dialogue between Damascus and Bkerki and stressed that Syria only deals with the Lebanese state.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat said on Friday that Syrian officials have denied what was quoted by certain Lebanese political circles and the mass media in that there are promises given by Damascus to the Maronite patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir on the redeployment of the Syrian army in Lebanon.

Syrian political circles denied what was rumored in Lebanon on that there are two trends inside the Syrian leadership. The Syrian political circles explained that there are several views that might agree or disagree in any topic, noting that " what so ever the ultimate decision is that of President Bashar al-Assad."