Al-Assad hold talks with al-Hariri, Hammoud in Rome, bilateral relations

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at his residence in Rome on Thursday received the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al- Hariri, the foreign minister Mahmoud Hammoud, the minister of the economy Basel Fuleihan and the minister of industry George Afram.

The meeting was attended by the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara, the minister of the economy and foreign trade Ghassan al-Refa' and the tourism minister Ghassan Agha al-Qalaa.

Discussions dealt with relations between the two states.