Syrian speaker confers with Yemeni counterpart

Syrian People's Assembly Speaker Abdul Qader Qadoura received on September 28 the Yemeni Parliament's Speaker Sheikh Hussien Bin Abdullah Al Ahmer and his accompanying parliamentary delegation. "During the visit, we are going to discuss the expansion of cooperation between Syria's People's Assembly and Yemen's Parliament as well as common relations," Al Ahmer said upon arrival.

Speaker Al Ahmar said that steps taken by some Arab countries which rushed to normalize relations with Israel were unsuccessful, "Some Arabs who are rushing for normalization with Israel and Israel is the only party benefiting from such bids."

Present at the meeting were chairman of the foreign and Arab affairs committee Shaker As'eed and Yemen's Ambassador to Damascus Saleh Ali Al Ashwal.

Talks dealt with means of developing and promoting bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as means of enhancing parliamentary relations in the two countries.

Sheikh Al Ahmar praised Syria's stances. Qadoura noted the depth of the relation between Syria and Yemen, lauding the strong parliamentary relations.