DAMASCUS: Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad yesterday in the latest push to ease strained relations between the two Arab nations. Saud invited President Bashar to visit the Kingdom, reported the Syrian state-run news agency, SANA.
The agency said the invitation was from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. SANA also quoted Bashar as saying in the talks with Saud that "Arabs should find a way to settle their disagreements cordially."
Prince Saud met his Syrian counterpart Walid Al-Moualem this week at an Arab foreign ministers meeting in Egypt, that discussed Palestinian reconciliation and the regional influence of Iran.
Prince Saud told the Arab foreign ministers meeting that a common view was needed to deal with what he described as the Iranian challenge and Iranian interference in Arab affairs.
