DAMASCUS, July , SPA-- Syria and Iraq must begin a new stage of honest cooperation now that the dictatorship in Iraq has come to an end, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Friday. In comments to Syria's state-run official news agency uponhis arrival in Damascus on a regional tour, Allawi alsothanked Syria for supporting and welcoming Iraqis «when wewere struggling against the dictatorship in Iraq.» «We must begin a new stage of honest and brotherlycooperation, coordination and unity, now that thedictatorship in Iraq has ended and sovereignty has beentransferred to the Iraqi people,» Allawi told SANA. «We hope this visit will strengthen relations. We are onepeople in two countries,» al-Otari said. On Saturday, Allawi will meet with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and hold a press conference. He then moves on toneighboring Lebanon on his regional tour.--SPA 1430 Local Time 1130 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/310289