Al-Assad discusses with Baqradouni issues of concern to Syria, Lebanon

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday received the chairman of the Lebanese Phanalagists Party Karim Baqradouni. Discussions, during the meeting, dealt with issues of concern to Syria and Lebanon.

The President, on the other hand, submitted to the Syrian People's assembly ( parliament) the draft bill of the state's general budget for the fiscal year 2003.