Wives of president Assad and Mubarak discuss Damascus Women in Business Forum

Syria's First Lady Asma al-Assad met on Thursday Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak to discuss upcoming Women in Business WIB forum to be held in Syria and the other one to be held in Bahrian.

"Talks during the meeting have dealt with current preparations to hold the international forum on women in business in Damascus and the higher council meeting on the Arab woman scheduled to be held in Bahrain next June," a presidential announcement said. Ms. Asmaa al-Assad is accompanying President Bashar al-Assad in his visit to Egypt.