Washington, Jumada I 8, 1434, Mar 20, 2013, SPA - The United States on Tuesday welcomed the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) election of Ghassan Heito as interim prime minister. “We know and respect Heito very well from his work building the coalition’s assistance coordination unit, and we are very hopeful that his election will foster unity and cohesion among the opposition,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. “We look forward to seeing him build his relationship with SOC President Ahmad Mu'az Al-Khatib and to being able to work with both of them and the entire SOC on continuing to help them strengthen the opposition’s ability to deliver services to the Syrian people,” Nuland added. --SPA 11:36 LOCAL TIME 08:36 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1089637