Damascus, February 05 (QNA) - Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad Al Shaybani, and his visiting French Counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot on Thursday discussed ways to bolster their countries' bilateral relations.

During their meeting, the two ministers exchanged viewpoints on the latest regional in addition to several issues of common concern.

The French foreign minister's visit to Damascus in the first leg in a Middle East tour that includes Iraq and Lebanon. (QNA)