Lebanon and Syria have agreed to
resume work on formally demarcating their common border.
This came on the second day of
talks in Damascus between the presidents of the two states, Michel
Suleiman and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad.
On Wednesday they confirmed that
their countries would establish full diplomatic ties for the first
time.
Other issues up for discussion
are calls for Syria to provide information on missing Lebanese people.
The leaders will also review
previous bilateral treaties, which some Lebanese factions say are too
favourable to Syria.
Lebanon and Syria have had
strained relations since the assassination of the former Lebanese
prime minister, Rafik Hariri, in 2005. Many Lebanese blame Syria for
the killing, but it has repeatedly denied involvement.
The two Arab neighbours are
normalising relations for the first time since they gained
independence from France in the 1940s.
