The trip was the first by a head of government to Syria since Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a sweeping rebel offensive on Dec. 8 and the first visit by a Lebanese premier to neighboring Syria in 15 years.
Ties between Damascus and Beirut have often been fraught since they became independent states in the 1940s. The countries agreed to work together to secure their land borders and delineate their shared land and sea borders as a matter of priority, Mikati said following the meeting. (Read More)
