President Bashar al-Assad discussed on Sunday evening with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri the remarkable Syrian-Lebanese relations which affirm the depth of the historic relations between the two friendly peoples, in addition to discussing future prospects of bolstering cooperation between the two countries in all fields, SANA reported.
President al-Assad and Premier al-Hariri affirmed their keenness on following up on what was achieved regarding bilateral relations, voicing their mutual desire to continue consultation and coordination to serve the interests of the two countries' peoples and the interests of all Arabs.
The meeting also touched upon the positive reactions towards the tripartite summit held by President Bashar al-Assad, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, and Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in late July in Beirut.
Al-Hariri stressed that the historic visit of President al-Assad and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Lebanon affirms the keenness of Syria and Saudi Arabia towards Lebanon and supporting its national unity.
Talks dealt with the situation in Lebanon, with President al-Assad affirming the need for continuing the approach of calming and dialogue to resolve problems, with the two sides underlining the importance of enhancing national accord and supporting the Resistance to guarantee Lebanon's strength and immunity against the external dangers threatening its security and stability.
They also discussed the situation in the regional and international arenas.
Later, President al-Assad invited al-Hariri to have Suhoor meal with him.
President al-Assad and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques visited Lebanon in late July 2010, with the resulting tripartite summit stressing the need to enhance the Lebanese national unity and stability and face external threats and the plots and conspiracies that aim at sowing sectarian strife in the region.
During his meeting with President Suleiman in July, President al-Assad affirmed the need for preserving the unity, accord, security, stability and immunity of Lebanon in the face of the Israeli plots.
It should be noted that President al-Assad and Premier al-Hariri discussed during their meeting in July 19 means for realizing the agreements signed between Syria and Lebanon to create a network of interests that provides mutual benefits to the countries and their peoples.
Syria and Lebanon signed 18 agreements, memos of understanding and cooperation protocols in June 18, 2010.