Syria praise to Iran-Saudi efforts to settle Lebanese crisis

Syria on Sunday praised efforts made by Iran and Saudi Arabia and a number of Arab and Islamic states to settle the political crisis in Lebanon.

Syrian Minister of Information Muhsin Bilal was commenting in an interview with Al-Alam on the meeting between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saudi King Abdullah bin-Abd al-Aziz as-Saud, held in Riyadh on Saturday.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and regional and political developments and the Lebanese crisis in particular.

Tehran and Damascus have a common stance on settlement of the Lebanese crisis, he said.

He added that the common stance between the two sides was well demonstrated during the recent visit by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Iran, which was among the most successful meetings in the history of relations between the two countries.

Bilal stated that various sides continue their contacts to find a solution to the crisis in Lebanon, although there were certain plots to weaken the efforts, separate Lebanon and cause discord in the country.