The Lebanese-Syrian Joint Committee for Dealing with Border Disputes on Monday held a meeting in the Bekaa Valley city of Zahle, at the local governor's office. Speaking to reporters later, Bekaa Governor Antoine Suleiman said the meeting was a regular one for the committee and dealt with various issues of land and property disputes between the two countries. "It also dealt with the issue of road blocks and the need for removing them," he said.The road blocks were erected by the Syrian side in a gesture that was seen as a provocation by the Lebanese side. "Work is underway by both the Lebanese and Syrian sides to remove all the road blocks. This will take about a week," he said. He said the Syrian side was "cooperating with the process of road block removal." In a related development, a joint statement by the Lebanese and Syrian sides that attended the meeting said that agreement was reached to remove the road blocks from the Zemrani, Shahoot, Martbaya, Wadi Khishin and Hawarta areas. The two sides agreed to hold their next meeting at the Reef Damascus area next Monday.