THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ SENT A MESSAGE TO SYRIA'S PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD INVITING THE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND THE ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH NEXT MONTH. THE MESSAGE WAS HANDED OVER TO THE PRESIDENT DURING HIS MEETING HERE TODAY WITH ABDULLAH ZEINAL, MINISTER OF STATE AND CABINET'S MEMBER. THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO SYRIA AHMED BIN ALI AL-QAHTANI . IN A STATEMENT FOLLOWING THE MEETING, MINISTER ZEINAL SAID THAT HIS VISIT TO DAMASCUS COMES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF HANDING OVER THE KING'S INVITATION TO THE SYRIAN PRESIDENT TO ATTEND THE ARAB SUMMIT, NOTING THAT HE WAS WELCOMED BY THE PRESIDENT WHO AFFIRMED HIS KEENNESS ON THE SUCCESS OF RIYADH SUMMIT.