Lebanon"s President Michel Suleiman headed Thursday to Damscus for talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al Assad, three days after the formation of a Lebanese national unity cabinet, dpa reported. 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. On Monday, Lebanon"s Prime Minister Saad Hariri, announced his national unity cabinet after four months of tough negotiations between his majority coalition and the Hezbollah-led opposition. -- SPA
