The Iraqi News Agency, INA, reported briefly and very circumspectly on the Friday meeting between Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and Saddam Hussein?s special envoy to Syria, ?Ali Hassan al-Majeed.
According to INA, al-Majeed conveyed a verbal message from Saddam Hussein to al-Assad, which ?dealt with bilateral ties and means of cementing them in different spheres, in addition to the current situation on the Arab arena.? INA reported that the Iraqi envoy ?explained to the Syrian president the tasks of the [United Nations] inspection teams and the derivative behavior of some inspectors, who moved to provoke the Iraqis by carrying out espionage for certain circles.? The very brief news from the Friday meeting, as reported by the Iraqi news agency, concludes by saying, ?For his part, the Syrian president reiterated is country's firm position against the US threats [against Iraq].?
According to INA, al-Majeed conveyed a verbal message from Saddam Hussein to al-Assad, which ?dealt with bilateral ties and means of cementing them in different spheres, in addition to the current situation on the Arab arena.? INA reported that the Iraqi envoy ?explained to the Syrian president the tasks of the [United Nations] inspection teams and the derivative behavior of some inspectors, who moved to provoke the Iraqis by carrying out espionage for certain circles.? The very brief news from the Friday meeting, as reported by the Iraqi news agency, concludes by saying, ?For his part, the Syrian president reiterated is country's firm position against the US threats [against Iraq].?