Al-Assad meets with Izzat Ibrahim

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday met with the deputy chairman of the revolution's leadership council in Iraq Izzat Ibrahim and the Iraqi foreign minister Naji Sabri al-Hadeithi.

The meeting was attended by the deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the chairman of the Iraqi interests supervising office in Damascus.

Discussions dealt with conditions prevailing in the Middle East region especially the acts of killing and destruction carried out by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people.

Discussions also dealt with issues debated a the agenda of the next Arab summit to be held in Beirut and the importance of concluding a united Arab position that enhances Arab solidarity and preserves national Arab security.

Ibrahim, later in the day, visited the Damascus Ummayad mosque and he was accompanied in this visit by the Syrian minister of al-Awqaf Muhammad Zeyadah.

Ibrahim toured the mosques various departments and listened to explanations on its history and its renovation under the rule of the late President Hafez al-Assad.

Ibrahim also visited the mosque of al-Imam al-Akbar ( Grand Imam) of Muhey Eddine Bin Arabi in al-Saleheyah area in Damascus.