Lebanon Braces for Syrian-Saudi Summit Tuesday
There were conflicting reports as to when the Syrian-Saudi summit would take place in Damascus.
The daily An-Nahar, citing information obtained from Damascus, said Saudi King Abdullah will start his visit to Syria on Tuesday.
An-Nahar said Abdullah, who is expected to stay three days in Syria, will spend the day in Aleppo on Tuesday.
He will head to Latakia on Wednesday, and on Thursday will visit Damascus, according to An-Nahar.
Opposition sources, however, said the summit between Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar Assad is not likely to take place before the second half of this week.
Pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat quoted diplomatic sources in Damascus as saying that the Saudi monarch will kick off a three-day visit to Syria on Tuesday.
They said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed a trip to Damascus which was due on Monday due to Abdullah”s visit to the Syrian capital.