President al-Assad meets with Malaysian king on developments

Syria's President Bahar al-Assad inaugurated the Damascus-based Al-Assad House for Culture and Arts.

President Assad and his Wife, were accompanied by His Majesty King Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XII and Her Majesty Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia who are on a three-day state visit to Syria.

Earlier, President al-Assad and King Yang held a meeting at the people’s palace on Friday morning.

Talks during the meeting dealt with the bilateral relations between the two countries and means of developing them.

The two sides discussed the latest political, regional and international developments where viewpoints were identical.

At the end of the meeting President Assad awarded his majesty Umayyad National Medal.

In turn, part King Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XII awarded President Assad the Royal Crown Medal, the greatest medal has been ever awarded by his majesty.

His Majesty King Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XII and Her Majesty Queen Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia arrived at the people’s palace in the morning.

Attending the meeting from the Syrian side were Prime Minister Naji Otari, Ministers of Tourism, Education, state and from the Malaysian side members of the accompanying delegation.