Syrian and Lebanese Moslem Scholars stress fraternal ties between both countries

Syria, under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad, has been seeking to improve relations among Moslems all over the world, as well as to regain the real Islamic thought that contains Moslems and all other social sections, Syria's Mufti said Sunday.

During a meeting with some Lebanese Moslem scholars, the Mufti Ahmed Badr Eddin Hassoun stressed that ties between Syria and Lebanon are based on fraternity and the exchanged respect. Talks during the meeting dealt with the brotherly ties between Syria and Lebanon as well as prospects of the joint cooperation between Moslem scholars from both sides in the interest of both states' citizens and the Moslem community as a whole.