Al-Assad in Amman to attend Arab summit
President Bashar al-Assad on Monday in Amman paid a visit to the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud in his residence in Amman.
Talks between the two presidents dealt with issues proposed to the Arab summit which starts its deliberations today ( Tuesday) in the Jordanian capital.
Later in the evening, President Bashar al-Assad received in his residence Kuwait's deputy Prime minister and the foreign minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. Present at the meeting was the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara.
The Kuwaiti side included minister of state for foreign affairs Muhammad Sabah al-Salim, Finance, planning and state minister for Administrative affairs Youssef hamad al-Ibrahim, trade and industry minister Saleh Abdul Rida Khurshid, foreign ministry under secretary Khaled Suleiman jaralleh and the Kuwaiti ambassador to Jordan Faisal al-Abdullah al-Mashaan.
Talks dealt with current Arab affairs, developments and issues proposed for the Arab summit's agenda, as well as issues of mutual concern.
Earlier in the day, President Bashar al-Assad received in his residence in Amman, the United Arab Emirates UAE, vice President, prime minister and Dubai's governor Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, crown prince and defense minister Sheikh Muhammad Bin rashid al-Maktoum, state minister for foreign affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
Information minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, foreign minister Rashid Abdullah al-Numeimi, state minister for financial affairs Muhammad Kharbash, director of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Saeed Khalfan al-Rumeihi and UAE's ambassador in Amman Hamad al-Meel.
Talks dealt with developments in the region, issues proposed for the agenda of the Arab summit, and bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries.
Earlier in the day, President al-Assad arrived in Amman to take part in the Arab summit due today.
He was welcomed at Queen Alia airport by King Abdullah II of Jordan, and high ranking Jordanian officials.
