Bin Ali, al-Assad hold talks on Arab issues
President Bashar al-Assad has concluded his visit to Morocco on Wednesday by a tour of talks with King Muhammad 6th resulted in founding a joint higher committee between the two countries with the aim to accelerate the cycle of bilateral co-operation in all fields. A joint statement was released stressing adherence to the ME peace according to UN resolutions 242 and 338 provides for Israel's complete withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands, including Jerusalem, the Golan and Shebaa farms.
The statement voiced support of the two Arab leaders to supporting the Intifada and commitment to Jerusalem as an un-bargained Arab and Islamic capital.
Then later in the day at 6.30 ( Damascus local time), the President and his wife headed for Tunisia and were welcomed at Tunisia's airport by the Tunisian President Zen al-Abidin Bin Ali and his wife, the first Tunisian minister Muhammad al-Ghanoushe, the governor of Tunisia Omar Bin Mahmoud Wali and the Sheikh of Tunisia Abbas Mohsein.
Then the two Presidents held a close- door meeting at Carthage palace, which was joined later by the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and his Tunisian counterpart al-Habib Bin Yahya.
Talks dealt with Syrian- Tunisian relations and prospects of their developments and current regional and international issues.
The two Presidents expressed their satisfaction over the development of their bilateral relations and expressed the joint desire to boost them in future. Discussions also dealt with regional and international issues and prospects of joint Arab activities in light of the results of the recent Arab summit conference.
The two Presidents also reviewed the future of joint Arab work under current developments.
The Tunisian President stressed his country's support for Syria's right to restore back the whole of the occupied Golan. The two Presidents expressed concern over the grave developments resulted from the Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people and the Israeli government ?s escape from its obligations.
In conclusion of the talks President al-Assad invested President Bin Ali with the " Umayyad's order of merit and another order of merit for his wife, and the Tunisian President invested President al-Assad with the highest order of merit in Tunisia ( November 7 order of merit) and also President al-Assad's wife.