Khaddam, Otari meets with Iraqi tribes delegation

Syria's Vice President Abdulhaleem Khaddam and Prime Minister Naji Otari seperately received in Damascus on Saturday a delegation representing Iraq's Tribal National Council headed by Chairman of the Council, Hussein Ali Shaalan.

Khaddam reviewed the historical stages through which Iraq has passed asserting that targeting Iraq means targeting the whole region and the Arab and the Islamic world.

He stressed the necessity of preserving the Iraqi national unity asserting Syria's support the Iraqi people. Khaddam listened to an explanation on the latest developments in Iraq and the objective of forming the National Council.

Prime Minister Otari stressed the importance of enhancing the fraternal relations between Syria and Iraq asserting Syria's support to the Iraqi people in the regional and international circles for maintaining Iraq's unity.

For its part, the Iraqi delegation stressed the importance of boosting relations of cooperation between Syria and Iraq and activating the economic, social and public activities.

The Iraqi delegation also expressed high appreciation over Syria's national stance under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad and stressed the Iraqi people's care for its national unity calling on the Arab states to help Iraq in order to overcome its crisis.