Al-Assad concludes visit to Libya

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday afternoon returned back home after a two-day visit to Libya where he held talks with the Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi.

In a pre-departure meeting the two Presidents continued discussions on previous talks they started on Saturday.

The discussions dealt with the Arab situation, the Palestinian Intifada, the Israeli continued aggressions against the Palestinians, the latest developments at the regional, and international arenas, and ways of consolidating bilateral ties between Syria and Libya.

Present at the meeting were the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the chairman of the Syria relations office in Tripoli.

During his visit, the Syrian President also visited the monument of the martyrs of al-Hani battle and the American raids against the Libyan people. He also visited the house of the Libyan President destroyed by the American strikes.