Party congress says necessity for reforming the judiciary

Political, economic and organizational committees of the 10th Regional Congress of al-Baath Arab Socialist Party continued deliberations Wednesday evening at the Umayyad Palace of Conferences in Damascus.

During the meetings of the political committee, chaired by Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara, the party members talked about some aspects of the Palestinian issue, shedding light on a number of points related to the Arab-Israeli conflict and the peace process.

They stressed the necessity for reforming the judiciary and separating it from the Executive Authority and holding a conference on judiciary in Syria.

The members called for finding a methodical approach for the administrative reforms in the country's institutions and establishments, insisting on the principle of accountability.

For its part, the economic committee, headed by Premier Naji Otari continued discussions on the necessity of spreading the environmental illumination and the best way for adopting a "a market economy that fits our economic specialty and to work on increasing rates of economic growth."