DAMASCUS: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Sunday he agreed with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on practical steps to open up "new horizons" in ties between the two Arab neighbors. Hariri was speaking at the end of a two-day visit to Syria that marked the end to nearly five years of animosity between Damascus and the broad political alliance led by Hariri. "We want to open new horizons between the two countries," Hariri told a news conference at the Lebanese embassy in Damascus. He said his three rounds of "excellent" talks with the Syrian leader were frank and based on clarity. "There will be serious steps from our side and on the part of President Bashar al-Assad to translate this cordial and serious relationship into steps on the ground in several fields," Hariri said, without giving details. A senior Syrian official, Buthaina Shaaban, had described the talks as constructive, cordial and transparent. Assad had extende...
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