DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar Assad met Tuesday with visiting Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis for talks on bilateral issues and latest political developments in the Middle East, SyriaÂ’s official news agency SANA reported.
| There is tension between the Turks and the Syrians, so of course the Greeks jump to the defense of the latter. |
SANA said that Assad and Bakoyannis discussed the future of bilateral tiess and ways of enhancing these relations on all levels.
On the Palestinian issue, SANA said that Assad ‘stressed the necessity of lifting the siege imposed on the Palestinian people and supporting dialogue among Palestinian factions as the only way to ensure the Palestinian national unity.’
| Whatever the hell that means. |
The Greek foreign minister stressed Syria’s ‘key role’ in the Middle East and hailed Damascus efforts to take responsibility in hosting refugees, SANA said.
| Refugees the Syrians have helped to create. |
Both Assad and Bakoyannis agreed on the necessity of ‘joint efforts and increasing cooperation among states of the region with the EU to find fair solutions’ for crisis in the Middle East, SANA added.
Bakoyannis is expected to travel to Beirut late Tuesday for talks with Lebanese officials and leaders on the current political stalemate in the country.
| So as to tell them their masters' bidding. |
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