29 October 2008

DAMASCUS - Member of al-Ba'ath Arab Socialist party's regional leadership Shahinaz Fakoush discussed Wednesday with a women delegation from the Turkish Justice and Development party cooperation between the two women organizations in Syria and Turkey.

Fakoush referred to the big similarity between the situation of women in both countries in all fields, which paves the way for big opportunities of cooperation and exchanging expertise between them.

She underlined the importance of holding a conference on women on the level of Islamic countries to discuss the situation of women aiming at correcting the misunderstood image on the role of the Muslim women.

Chairwoman of the Turkish delegation Miral Uglo underlined commitment of the women organization in Turkey to boost cooperation with its Syrian counterpart in order to reach common plans that guarantee improving the economic, social and cultural situation of women.

By Mazen

© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2008