Al- Assad, Musharraf open technology center for information in Damascus
As the Chief executive for the Pakistan Islamic republic gen. Perves Musharaf left Damascus after he took part in the inauguration of the Information technology Center. President Bashar al-Assad received at Damascus al-Shaab palace the second deputy premier and the defense and aviation minister in Saudi Arabia and members of the accompanying delegation.
The plenary meeting was followed by a close door meeting between President al-Assad and prince Sultan.
Talks dealt with matters relating to the situation in the region and on the Arab arena, and conditions emerging from the continued Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people and their rights and lands and the holy sites of Arabs, Muslims and Christians.
Talks also dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries.
President Bashar al-Assad held a dinner banquet at al-Shaab palace in honor of prince Sultan to which invited were members of the delegation accompanying the prince, including princes Khaled Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad; Turkey Bin Nasser Bin Abdul Aziz; Sultan Bin Saud Bin Abdul Aziz, Faisal Bin saud Bin Muhammad and Faisal Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz.
On the Syrian side the banquet was attended by vice Presidents Abdul Halim Khaddam and Zuheir Masharqa, defense minister Lt. Gen. Mustafa Tlass, the two deputies for the prime minister, the prime minister Mustafa Miro and other high ranking Syrian officials.
President al-Assad and Gen. Musharraf jointly opened the Information technology center in damascus which was held in collaboration between Syria and Pakistan.
The center is being held in collaboration between the ministry of higher education in Syria, and the sciences and technology committee in support of development in the countries of the South " COMSATIS" and the permanent committee for scientific and technological co-operation of the Organization of the Islamic conference OIC.
Later in the day following his visit to damascus's martyrs monument at Qasyoun's mountain gen. Musharraf left Damascus following a visit which lasted for two days.Later in the day, Gen. Musharraf and members of the accompanying delegation arrived in Amman in a visit which will last for two days.
During this visit Musharraf will hold talks with the Jordanian King Abdullah II on the ME peace process and bilateral relations between the two countries.
