Damascus, August 09, SPA -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is scheduled topay a two-day visit to Moscow on August 20, according to Syrianofficial sources. Assad will meet with new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev todiscuss bilateral relations and the Middle East peace process. He isalso expected to meet with former president and current PrimeMinister Vladimir Putin, the sources were quoted as saying by DPA. It will be the Syrian president's second visit to the Russiancapital since January 2005. The visit comes ahead of French PresidentNicholas Sarkozy's visit to the Syrian capital - Damascus which is setfor September 3-4.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/580634