Syrian FM meets with Canadian, Spanish, Russian counterparts in New York

Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Tuesday night to preside over the Syrian delegation to the 53rd session of the UN General Assembly, where he will deliver Syria's address.

The Syrian foreign minister will meet with the foreign ministers of several countries. Upon his arrival, the foreign minister met with Canada's Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy. Talks during the meeting, attended by Syria's permanent representative at the UN, Canada's deputy foreign minister and its ambassador at the UN, dealt with international conditions, the Middle East peace process and bilateral relations between Syria and Canada.

Moreover, in two separate meetings with his Spanish and Russian counterparts al-Sharaa discussed the Middle East peace stalemate. The international situation was discussed with the Spanish minister, as well as relations between Syria and Spain and the Mediterranean partnership.

Talks between al-Sharaa and the foreign minister of Russia dealt with the situation in the region, the peace process and the Russian role as being one of the Middle East peace process sponsors. The bilateral relations and means of consolidating these relations in all domains were also discussed.