Shibani Receives Lebanese Delegation to Discuss Strengthening Relations and Security Coordination

Syria's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, received a high-level Lebanese delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri at the Tishreen Palace in Damascus.

Attending the meeting from the Syrian side were Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Marwan al-Halabi, Minister of Education Mohammed Abdul Rahman Taraku, and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Qabbawat. The Lebanese delegation included Minister of Education and Higher Learning Reema Karami, Minister of Labor Mohammed Haider, and Minister of Social Affairs Hanin al-Sayed.

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated via its Telegram channel that the meeting discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and develop joint coordination in various fields, most notably security cooperation and border control. It also covered expanding partnership horizons in education, higher learning, social affairs, and labor sectors, as well as following up on the work of joint technical committees to serve mutual interests, according to SANA agency reports.