THE HON. FRANCIS ZAMMIT DIMECH, MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MEETS SYRIAN PRIME MINISTER

In his capacity as President of the Bureau of the Contracting Parties of the Barcelona Convention, the Minister for the Environment Dr. Francis Zammit Dimech paid a courtesy call on the Syrian Prime Minister Mouhammad Mustafa Miro at his office in Damascus.

The Hon. Francis Zammit Dimech is in Damascus to preside over the meeting of the Bureau of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention.

Minister Zammit Dimech was accompanied by the Minister of State for the Environment of Syria, Dr. Farouk Adli and the Coordinator of the Mediterranean Action Plan, M. Lucienne Chabasson.

During this meeting, Dr. Zammit Dimech briefed the Syrian Prime Minister about the work of the Bureau which met in Damascus during the last two days, and discussed Malta-Syria bilateral relations.