Syrian president holds separate phone talks with UAE president, Iraqi PM

DAMASCUS/BAGHDAD, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday held separate phone talks with leaders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq on recent developments in Syria, counterterrorism cooperation, and various regional issues.

According to state news agency SANA, in his phone talks with President of the UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, al-Assad stressed Syria's ongoing comm