Visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad for talks on bilateral relations and regional issues of common concern.Kouchner is expected to discuss with the Al-Assad, French-Syrian relations in the framework of the constructive dynamism between the two countries set last summer.
The two side are also expected to review regional developments including the Middle East Peace Process.
The French Foreign Minister will later meet with his Syrian counterpart Walid Al-Muallem to discuss developments in bilateral relations, in addition to joint coordination and cooperation at all levels. A joint press conference is expected after the two sides' talks.
In an interview with Syrian Al-Watan daily, Kouchner considered that the real peace can never be just and comprehensive unless it engages the Syrian track, affirming that France seeks to exploit its relations with Syria on the one hand and with Israel on the other in order to have a role in the peace process through cooperating with the US and other player
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