Al-Assad gets a telephone call from Blair

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday received a telephone call from the British prime minister Tony Blair during which the two sides reviewed latest developments in the region and on the international arena following the destructive attacks recently took place against the US.

The President and Blair expressed during their telephone conversation their conviction that the UN has to play a role in fighting terrorism and that work to revive the peace process in future is a very important matter.

President al-Assad and the British prime minister agreed to continue consultation and coordination of efforts in order to follow up the peace process in the region.