al-Thawra: Governor of Gazi Antep visits Palmyra

Governor of Turkish Gaziantep Province, Mohammed Lutfallah Bilgin, has called for enhancing the Syrian-Turkish relations in the framework of the coexistence and geographical acclimatization between the two countries.

In a statement to al-Thawra daily on Monday, Bilgin, who paid a visit to Palmyra said "Syria is the cradle of civilization and Palmyra is the gate for history." President Bashar al-Assad made a historical visit to Turkey early 2004 to revive and boost ties between the two neighboring countries.