Syrian vice president, FM discuss Middle East peace with EU MPs

Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam met on Monday with the European Parliament group's vice president responsible for external relations, Hannes Swoboda, and members of the accompanying delegation.

Talks dealt with the international and regional situations, the Syrian-European partnership and Israeli policy toward the Middle East peace process.

In a meeting held earlier in the day between the EU delegation and the Syrian FM, talks dealt with the situation in the region, the stalled peace process, the importance of the European role in pushing this process forward, reviewing Syrian - European relationships and the European - Mediterranean ministerial conference which is due to be held in Stuttgart, Germany in April.