Al-Hariri: Meeting Al-Assad Falls in Line with King Abdullah's Arab

Damascus, Dec 20, 2009, SPA -- Lebanese Premier Saad Al-Hariri affirmed that his
recent meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad fell in line with the overture
of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for Arab
reconciliation which he began during Arab Economic Summit, in Kuwait.

In a press conference in Damascus today ,Al-Hariri praised the role played by Saudi
Arabia to strengthen Arab Solidarity, saying, " You are going to see in the future
more Arab Solidarity to face threats for the interest of the region, and no doubt
that Saudi Arabia has played a big role, in this regard."

He described his visit to Syria, and the talks with Al-Assad as historical, and that
the discussions were frank, friendly and constructive for the future.
--SPA 19:32 LOCAL TIME 16:32 GMT NNNN