LONDON: Syria and Lebanon agreed on Thursday to establish a joint ministerial committee aimed at strengthening security coordination, expanding economic cooperation and advancing bilateral ties. The agreement was signed in the Lebanese capital Beirut by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA. “Today, we finalized an agreement to establish a joint Syrian-Lebanese Higher Committee comprising ministers from both countries.

Lebanon and Syria have signed an agreement of mutual respect and non-interference in Beirut, AlJazeera reports. It...

LONDON: Syria and Lebanon agreed on Thursday to establish a joint ministerial committee aimed at strengthening security coordination, expanding economic cooperation and advancing…