Al-Assad confers with Lebanese Deputy Premier; Qatar's oil minister

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday the Lebanese Deputy Premier Issam Fares. He also received Qatari Minister of Energy and Industry, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attia who conveyed a message from Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani pertaining to the situation in the region and to bilateral relations, and the field of oil.