Al-Assad gets a message from Khatami

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday morning received a telephone call from President of Iran Muhammad Khatami during which discussions dealt with "latest developments in the region and the crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people and means of supporting the heroic Palestinian Intifada."

During the telephone conversation Khatami stressed Iran's support for each of Syria and Lebanon against the continued Israeli threats against them.

Bilateral relations and ways of strengthening bilateral co-operation were reviewed.

President al-Assad expressed best wishes for the success of the Iranian President in his new term of office as a President for Iran.

Meantime, the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Tuesday received a telephone call from the foreign minister of Iran kamal Kharazi during which views were exchanged on current developments in the region under the continued Israeli oppressive practices against the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab territories.