Foreign Minister Meets Bashar Al-Assad

BAGHDAD / NINA / Foreign Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari discussed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the latest developments at the regional and international levels. A statement by the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs said, "The two sides stressed, during the meeting, the understanding and cooperation in many fields, and matters relating to tackling the terrorist gangs of Daash." The Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari arrived yesterday morning in Damascus at the invitation of his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem in a visit lasts several hours, during which he met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a number of Syrian officials and discussed with them the joint efforts in the fight against terrorism. / end