Syrian- Saudi joint committee meet Saturday; economic progress expected

Meetings of the Syrian- Saudi Arabian preliminary committee started in Riyadh on Wednesday. This will be in preparation for the meetings of the two states' joint committee to be held in Riyadh on Saturday under the chairmanship of the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal.

The Syrian side was presided over by the deputy foreign minister Suleiman Haddad. He stressed the importance of convening the committee under the current regional and international developments and the challenges the Arab and Islamic nation is facing.

He stressed the readiness of the Syrian side to discuss all matters that can boost bilateral relations forward in all fields at the directives of President Bashar al-Assad and the Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz.

Similar emphasis was made by the Saudi foreign ministry secretary Yousef al-Sadoun who underlines the importance of the meetings for fostering bilateral relations especially in the field of the economy.