New York, SANA-Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem met on Wednesday in New York with Sushma Swaraj, the External Affairs Minister of India, Ramtane Lamamra, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla, the Foreign Minister of Cuba and Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Ri Su Yong.
The meetings were held on the sidelines of the UN’s 70th General Assembly in New York.
The talks dealt with the current situation on the international arena with emphasis put on the situation in Syria.
The ministers expressed their support for the Syrian leadership and people and their countries’ readiness to promote bilateral cooperation with Syria in various sectors.
The ministers also expressed their support for the Russian position which came in response to the Syrian government’s request and in cooperation with Syrian Arab Army to enhance anti-terrorism efforts.
The Indian and Algerian ministers invited minister al-Moallem to visit their countries to continue discussions.