Al-Assad meets with Chinese foreign minister

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Damascus al-Shaab Palace on Sunday received the Chinese foreign minister Tang Jian and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara, the Syrian ambassador in China and the Chinese ambassador in Damascus.

The Chinese foreign minister conveyed to President al-Assad greetings of China's people, government and people, noting that they are waiting for President al-Assad's visit to China. The President promised to pay this visit to China at appropriate time.

Discussions dealt with changes taking place in the world and the importance of mobilizing world efforts to not expanding the current operations beyond Afghanistan and to analyze reasons which led to the promotion of terrorism in the world and dealing with this issue from the point of results led to that.

The president stressed that China, through its position in the Security Council, can play a role in explaining the reasons behind terrorism and that Syria would contribute to this effect. The president said that Syria is still committed to its just cause regardless to whom will be in power in " Israel."

The Chinese Foreign minister stressed China's support for Syria in her right to restoring all its occupied territories. He said that his talks with al-Shara revealed identical views which have been deepened by the late President Hafez al-Assad.