Beirut - Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman headed Thursday to Damascus for talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al Assad, three days after the formation of a Lebanese national unity cabinet. According to a source at the presidential Palace, Suleiman and Assad will hold a summit that will focus on the future Lebanese-Syrian ties.
According to the Lebanese daily As-Safir, the summit will produce Syrian support for the new Lebanon government.
The summit comes ahead of Assad's visit to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The Syrian president is expected to head to the French capital later Thursday.
Lebanese-Syrian ties soured after the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafki Hariri, during which Damascus and its Lebanese allies were accused of plotting. Syria has so far denied any links with the Hariri killing.
On Monday, Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, announced his national unity cabinet after four months of tough negotiations between his western-backed majority coalition and the Hezbollah-led opposition, which is backed by Syria and Iran.
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