BREAKING NEWS

Assad in Paris to discuss Lebanon with Sarkozy

Syrian Preisdent Bashar Assad was scheduled to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the second day of his visit in France, Thursday. Reports said that the two were set to discuss the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the question of stability in Lebanon.
London-based al-Quds al-Arabi reported that Assad will tell Sarkozy that he is not opposed to the Hariri tribunal in principle, but does not want to see it exploited for political purposes, MEMRI reported.