Al-Assad confers with Iraqi Tribes council delegation

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received yesterday a delegation representing Iraq's Tribal National Council headed by Chairman of the Council, Hussein Ali Shaalan.

Talks during the meeting dealt with the stages which the Syrian-Iraqi relations passing through and the necessity for boosting these relations.

Al-Assad listened to an explanation on the formation of the national council, the crisis facing the Iraqi people and about the general situation in Iraq. President Assad stressed Syria's stand by the Iraqi people.

He pointed out that Syria cares for Iraq's independence and sovereignty and for the Iraqi people to practice their right to self-determination.

He asserted the importance of the return to the United Nations and the commitment to its charter in order to help the Iraqi people to manage their affairs.

He underlined Syria's trust in the Iraqi people's nationalism and courage to preserve their national unity asserting that the Iraqi people are fully aware of the importance of the national unity.

He also underlined the importance of the economic and social interconnection between Syria and Iraq stressing that Syria will offer all possible help to the Iraqi people to overcome their crisis and to preserve their independence and unity.