Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that “dealing with changes in reality and Arab society requires changing the political approach and thinking.”
This came during his meeting with the Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Damascus.
According to state-owned SANA, Assad and Albusaidi reviewed “the distinguished relations that bind Syria and Oman and aspects of cooperation between the two countries.”
The two sides stressed the importance of continuing work on all levels to enhance these relations through building on the principles and common interests that gather the two countries and peoples and fulfilling partnerships in various sectors that benefit the Syrian and Omani peoples and the peoples of the Arab region.
The talks also tackled the latest Arab and regional developments, and issues of mutual concern.
Assad referred to the mutual understanding and the close visions the two countries possess towards those issues, hailing the balanced role and method of Oman, its principled policies and stances towards Syria, and its support for the Syrian people in the war on terrorism.
The Syrian president said Arabs need to lay the foundations for the methodology of political relations and hold objective dialogues based on the interests of the people.
Assad added that dealing with changes in reality and Arab society requires changing the political approach and thinking, based on “our interests and our position on the international arena.”
For his part, the Omani minister conveyed greetings of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to President al-Assad, and his keenness on Oman’s firm stances towards Syria, considering that Syria is a basic player in the Arab world, and its strong and courageous policies and positions “make reliance on it great in facing the challenges that surround us.”
He also met with Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad.
“The Sultanate has stood by Syria in its war against terrorism,” said Mekdad.
