Al-Assad receives Lebanese PM

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami at al-Rawda Palace Tuesday morning.

Present at the meeting were Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Ottri and Secretary General of the Supreme Syrian-Lebanese Council Nassri al-Khouri.

Talks during the meeting dealt with the relations between Syria and Lebanon and means of enhancing them in the social, political, and economic fields, and cooperation and coordination between both states.

President al-Assad stressed Syria's commitment to Lebanon's stability and territorial integrity, and to provide all possibilities to help Lebanon in the interest of both states.

Talks also tackled the ongoing situation in the region and its repercussions on Syria and Lebanon.

Premier Karami, for his part, said that Syria is the host to any joint Arab act and a stability factor to Lebanon and the region as a whole.