Al-Assad, Lukashenko warp up talks, visit concluded

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko held a meeting yesterday at Tishreen Palace to complete their talks which began yesterday, and dealt with the bilateral relations and the regional situations in the Middle East and Europe.

The two sides' viewpoints are similar regarding the issues of the mutual concern, including the situation in Iraq and the peace process.

They stressed the importance of communication and consultation between the two countries, to follow up the execution of the signed agreements between them in order to develop the bilateral relations.

Also, Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received in Damascus yesterday his Foreign Minister of Belarus, Serguei Martinov. Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest regional and international developments particularly in the Middle East.

It also dealt with the importance of activating the agreements that were signed between the two countries in the fields of economy, science, technology, health, agriculture, and tourism.

Later in the day, President Lukashenko left Damascus after a two-day visit to Syria. He had held talks with President Bashar al-Assad and senior Syrian officials.