By NNN-WAM,
Abu Shabi : President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held talks here with visiting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.
As he welcomed Al Assad Sunday, Sheikh Khalifa expressed his hope that Al-Assad’s visit would enhance bilateral cooperation. During the talks, the two leaders conferred on a number of issues on the international and regional arena.
Sheikh Khalifa and Al-Assad underlined their commitment to strengthen unity and foster joint Arab action on various issues. In this context, they lent their support to the Lebanese national reconciliation agreement which was concluded recently in Doha.
For his part, the visiting Syrian President expressed his happiness to visit the UAE, noting that his visit was part of regular consultations with Sheikh Khalifa. This visit, he added, comes within the context of the two countries’ keenness to broaden the scope of bilateral cooperation in the economic spheres.