In Damascus, Deputy PM Arinc meets with his Syrian counterpart Dardari

On an official visit to Damascus , Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc was received yesterday by Syrian President Bashar Assad and Mahmout al-Abrash, the speaker of Syria 's People's Assembly. He also met with his Syrian counterpart Abdullah Dardari and ruling Baath Party Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed Said Boukheitan. After completing his meetings, Arinc returned to Ankara.