Damascus, July 22 (SANA)Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassanal-Shaibanireceived Ireland’s Chargé d’Affaires to Syria, Aidan O’Hara, in Damascus on Wednesday to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and review the latest regional and international developments of mutual interest.

The meeting focused on prospects for advancing relations between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Ireland, while the two sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common concern.

Earlier Wednesday al-Shaibani received Yasser Abbas, adviser to the Palestinian president to discuss latest regional developments.