Syrian Diplomatic Source to Al Intiqad: Lebanese-Syrian Summit was Successful and Pleasant

Commenting on head of the Progressive Socialist Party MP Walid Jumblatt's invitation of the Syrian ambassador in Lebanon Ali Abd El Karim for a lunch banquet in Moukhtara, a Syrian diplomat in Lebanon said, "This banquet in honor of the ambassador is a pleasant occasion."

In an interview with Al Intiqad, the Syrian diplomat thanked Jumblatt for this lunch banquet without going into further details.

Regarding the news published by As-safir newspaper claiming that the Syrian president was annoyed after Lebanese president Michel Suleiman raised during the summit the issue of marking borders with Syria, the diplomatic source said, "the summit was successful and pleasant, and came out with positive results."

"The statement released at the end of the summit, reveals the basic issues discussed, and was a positive indication of the summit's success."