Syria supports security and stability of the region

"Syria dealt with visit of the U.S Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs William Burns and an accompanying delegation in a serious way based on keenness on her interests and on security and stability in the region." A well-informed source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry said after Burns meeting with President Bashar al-Assad Saturday.

The source added that Syria viewed that the delegation concentration on the issue of cooperation regarding Iraq as a positive point that meets Syria's overt stances towards preserving Iraq's national unity and restoring independence, security and stability.

"The Syrian and U.S sides gave the Iraqi question the priority and great importance where they agreed on practical and concrete ways through which experts of both sides in cooperation with Iraq can reach proper mechanisms and steps to achieve that," the source pointed out.

" The talks between President al-Assad and Burns also dealt with the U.S commitment to achieve the just and comprehensive peace in the region and with the necessity of ending the cycle of violence in the occupied Arab territories," the source emphasized.

" The situation in Lebanon, the necessity of all to respect Lebanese independence and sovereignty and implementing al-Taef agreement were discussed during meeting." At the end of meeting Burns stressed that the upcoming days are going to witness intensive meetings between the two sides for the purpose of forming an appropriate background for dialogue and finding constructive solutions for the existing issues between them through proper mechanisms that will achieve concrete results.