An official session of talks was held in Damascus on Sunday between Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara and US Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage.
Talks during the meeting focused on the latest developments in the region, the bilateral relations and ways of developing them in addition to the situation in Iraq from its various sides.
According to <i>SANA</I>, in this regard Shara stressed that Iraq's stability, unity and security are not only in Iraq's interest, but also in the interest of Syria; on this base Syria has been stressing readiness to continue its cooperation with the Iraqi side to boost security on borders.
