KING HAMAD BIN ISSA AL KHALIFA OF BAHRAIN RECEIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN AL-DARIYAH PALCE TODAY SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD AS PART OF HIS MEETINGS WITH OTHER ARAB LEADERS. DURING THE MEETING, THEY REVIEWED POLITICAL ISSUES ON THE SUMMIT'S AGENDA AS WELL AS BILATERAL RELATIONS. MOREOVER, CURRENT MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS, THE PEACE PROCESS AND ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST WERE ALSO DISCUSSED.