Al-Shara convey message from al-Assad to Indian premier
The Indian prime minister Behari Fajyani on Wednesday received the Syrian deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara who delivered a message from President Bashar al-Assad relating to latest developments in the Arab region, especially the continued Israeli aggressions against the unarmed Palestinians.
The message also states the care of the Syrian leadership to exert most efforts in order to avoid the war between India and Pakistan, the two neighborly countries which are linked by firm historical relations with Syria.
The message stressed the importance of developing bilateral relations between Syria and India in all fields. Fajyani expressed his thanks and gratitude for President al-Assad and renewed the invitation to him to visit India very soon. The Indian prime minister stressed that India's support for the Palestinian question is considered a basic cornerstone of Indian foreign policy which is not effected by the change of conditions.
Fajyani also expressed to al-Shara India's care to strengthen relations with Syria in all fields.
In a statement issued following the meeting held between al-Shara and his Indian counterpart Yashowant Seinha, the Indian foreign ministry said the two sides discussed during the meeting the current conditions between India and Pakistan, and the Syrian foreign minister expressed his hope that India will deal with the situation with all its "traditional wisdom," praising India's positive role in regional and international affairs.
Al-Shara and members of the accompanying delegation left New Delhi for Islam Abad in a similar visit to Pakistan.
Meantime, the Indian ambassador in Damascus Aref Khan has expressed the satisfaction of the Indian leadership over this visit. He stressed the need of strengthening bilateral relations in all fields and indicated India's position towards the Arab - Israeli conflict and the need of Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Golan heights. In a statement to SANA's correspondent in Damascus, Khan described al-Shara's visit as very successful and fruitful and has enhanced the historical relations between the two countries. Relations set by the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and have been fostered by President Bashar al-Assad.
