Lebanese-Syrian Summit on Tuesday

Lebanese Presidential Media Bureau stated that President Michel Suleiman will be holding a summit with the Syrian president Bashar Al Assad on Tuesday.

Lebanese president is in Syria in a visit for strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries on variable levels, and for negotiating and arranging stances towards regional and international causes and challenges.

According to sources, Suleiman and Al Assad Summit will cover the bilateral relations on the political, economic, and security level.

The negotiations include a review on the common statement released after the first summit between the two presidents year 2008.

In the same field, the summit will cover regional situations starting from the Palestinian cause, peace process, Gaza blockade, and the "Israeli" aggression against Freedom Flotilla in international waters.

The counterparts will also discuss the UN Security Council decision of imposing sanctions against Iran, and other matters of common interest.

On the other hand, Lebanese president received state minister Jean Ogasapian.
Ogasapian updated Suleiman with results of the meetings held by the Technical and administrative groups in Damascus, that covered agreements between Lebanon and Syria.

As follow-up sources revealed, the two presidents will discuss the agreements file generally, while the details will be discussed by committees assigned by the two countries.