Manama, Nov. 1 -- Syria considers the security and stability of Gulf countries an integral part of its own national security and will not remain a bystander in the event of aggression against its neighbours, Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani said.

Al-Shaibani said Damascus has been holding high-level discussions with Gulf countries on political, economic, security and military cooperation, describing post-Assad Syria as a reliable regional partner. rain,"We will not stand by as a spectator in the face of any aggression against the Gulf states," Asharq News quoted him as saying during the 22nd IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, adding that stability in Syria was essential to wider regional security.

The minister said Syria is discuss...