Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited India on June 17 to hold talks with
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said the second round of indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel which came to an end in Istanbul on June 16.
Assad discusses bilateral ties with French delegates
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with two senior aides of French President Nicolas Sarkozy on June 15 to discuss bilateral relations and the political situation in the Middle East.
US cautious on French-Syrian normalisation of ties
The US State Department reacted cautiously to plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to renew ties with Syria on June 9, saying Washington would discuss the issue with Paris.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu’allem discussed with Hamas’ Political Bureau members, led by Khaled Mashaal, recent developments in the occupied Palestinian territories on June 9.
Syria's microfinance industry will only succeed if it adopts sustainable growth practices that balance the interests of lending institutions with their clients, Sanabel Board Director Youssef Fawaz told a microfinance conference held in Damascus last month.