By NNN-KUNA
Damascus : Foreign ministers of Syria, Qatar, Oman and Iran held a meeting in Damascus Saturday to discuss the political standoff in Lebanon, situations in occupied Palestinian territories and upcoming Arab summit, an Arab diplomatic source said.
Syria’s Walid Al-Mu’allem, Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al-Thani, Oman’s Yusuf bin Alawi and Iran’s Manouchehr Mottaki held a working lunch in a restaurant close to Damascus airport, The source, requesting anonymity, told KUNA.
He said the top diplomats discussed the political problems in Lebanon and the March 11 session of the Lebanese parliament to elect a president, the situations in the occupied Palestinian territories amidst rising tension between Israelis and Palestinians and the Arab summit, due in Syria late this month.
No official statement was issued after the meeting.