Syrian Vice-President confers with Armenian patriarch, Australian parliament

Syrian Vice-President Abdul Halim Khaddam on Wednesday discussed with the patriarch of Armenian orthodox church, Aram I "the situation in the region and Israeli policy leading to the impasse in the Middle East peace process."

Later in the day, Khaddam met with an Australian parliamentary delegation and a delegation of Lebanese expatriates in Australia.

The situation in the region and the deadlock in the Middle East peace process as a result of the Israeli expansionist policy and the refusal of the Israeli government to carry out UN security council resolutions and to abide by Madrid terms of reference were reviewed.