Damascus-SANA
President Bashar al-Assad received today a Mauritanian parliamentary delegation headed by Mustafa Sohaib, head of the Mauritanian-Syrian Friendship Committee in the Mauritanian House of Representatives.
And they talked about the situation on the Arab arena and the basic role of peoples in the stability of this region by preserving and clinging to their identity. President al-Assad considered that the war on this region is primarily an intellectual and ideological war, which is more dangerous and more influential than the military war, pointing out that the Mauritanian people, despite the geographical distance of their country However, through various stages of history, he has always been linked and adhered to his Arab identity and affiliation.
President al-Assad stressed the importance of mutual visits between parliamentary and popular delegations and investing their results by converting them into ideas and work mechanisms that bring people closer and serve their interests.
The members of the delegation noted Syria's stances and commitment to Arab issues, and pointed out the special status of Syria to all Mauritanians, stressing the continuation of standing by the Syrian people in the face of the terrorist war they are being exposed to, which not only targeted them, but all peoples who adhere to their Arabism.