Jumblat Says he Visited Damascus Last Week

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat unveiled on Monday that he held talks with the assistant of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s deputy, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Nasif, in Damascus last week.

Jumblat told As Safir newspaper that he discussed with Nasif on Wednesday the situation in Lebanon and the Arab world.

He said, however, that they didn’t discuss the government formation process in detail.

An Nahar daily also said Monday that Jumblat visited Damascus lately and discussed with Syrian officials the developments in the region and the formation of the government in Lebanon.