On the Palestinian delegation talks in Syria

In the second day of its visit to Syria, the Palestinian delegation which includes Mahmoud Abbas, Ahmad Qurei and Nabil Shaath, met with the Syrian prime minister Naji Otari and discussed with him the ME peace process and latest developments on the Palestinian arena.

News reports said the two sides stressed during the meeting the importance of coordination and consultation to enhancing the Arab position in confrontation of challenges and requirements of the next phase and ensuring the Palestinian unity.

On Tuesday the Palestinian delegation described its visit to Damascus as successful and positive. This was expressed following the talks the delegation held with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The delegation also met on the sideline of his visit to Damascus, Islamic leaderships in the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements as well as the secretary general of the People's Front and the Democratic Front For The Liberation of Palestine.

The delegation is expected to head for Beirut today. The Palestinian delegation started its Arab tour by a visit to Egypt and then Jordan where they briefed the leaderships there with latest developments concerning the Palestinian situations.