Saudi, Syrian educational cooperation highlighted

The significance of promoting and consolidating joint cooperation relations between Syria and Saudi Arabia in all educational, scientific and cultural fields was emphasized in Damascus on Tuesday by Syrian Education Minister Ghassan al-Halabi.

During his meeting with Saudi higher education minister Khaled al-Anqari, the Syrian minister called for large exchanges of expertise, visits and meetings in the service of boosting the educational process in the two states. The Saudi minister referred to the efforts exerted by the Syrian delegation, led by al-Halabi, to the sixth meetings of the Islamic Organization of Education, Science and Culture held lately in Riyadh.

He also spoke of the good results achieved by the follow-up committee for the implementation of the resolutions of the sixth conference of higher education and scientific research ministers in the Arab homeland.

Meanwhile, Syrian Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Tuesday evening received the Saudi and Algerian higher education ministers for talks dealing with the importance of education in averting the dangers threatening the Arabs and their identity.