Message from al-Assad to Qathafi on developments

Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Friday conveyed to Libyan Leader Muammar al-Qathafi a message from President Bashar al-Assad.

Talks between the two sides dealt with the latest Arab and international developments and topics on the agenda of the forthcoming Arab summit due to be held in Algeria this week.

Both sides stressed that the summit should come out with decisions that rise up to the current challenges facing the Arab nation. Talks also dealt with means of boosting bilateral relations between the two states.

Foreign Minister and Secretary of the General Popular Committee for the Libyan Foreign Liaison Abdulrahman Shalgam also held a meeting in which they discussed the latest events on the Arab and international arenas and the agenda of the preparatory meeting of Arab foreign ministers preceding the summit.

Later in the evening, Foreign Minister arrived in Algeria to attend the preparatory meeting of Arab foreign ministers. In a statement to press at the airport, al-Shara underlined that Syria is interested in making the Arab summit a success to revive Arab solidarity.