Al-Assad received Lebanese parliament member, council secretaries of anti- Zionism cultural invasion

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday in Damascus received members of the council of secretaries of the anti Zionist cultural invasion permanent conference members. They are former Lebanese prime minister Amin al-Hafez; chairman of the Lebanese journalists Union Muhammad Balnaki; Beirut's member of parliament Muhammad Qabbani, the director general of the Lebanese daily Assafir; former director of the Palestinian research center Anis Sayegh, writer Rifaat al-Nimer and the coordinator general of the permanent conference.

Discussions dealt with the consequences of the Zionist cultural invasion and means of challenging it and the role played by the Arab people's organizations in order to raise the level of cultural awareness.

Al-Assad also received the Lebanese member of parliament Jubran Touq.Discussions dealt with issues of concern to both Syria and Lebanon.