EU envoy stresses that ME peace is impossible without Syria
Syria-European Union, Politics, 1/12/2004

Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Sunday received the special European Union envoy for the Mideast peace process Marc Oti and the accompanying delegation.

Talks during the meeting dealt with the latest developments of the situations in the region, and the efforts to turn the Middle East into a region free of weapons of mass destruction in the framework of the UN. The talks also focused on ending the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan, in line with UN resolutions and the "Madrid term of reference," and the work with Europe to establish just and comprehensive peace in the region.

In this regard, al-Shara reiterated Syria's commitment to the Arab peace initiative adopted by Beirut Arab Summit, stressing the importance of the Syrian-European relations and the role the EU could play to this objective.

"It is impossible to realize just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East region without Syria," the special EU envoy for the Mideast peace process Marc Oti said on Sunday.

In statements following his meeting with Foreign Minister al-Shara, Oti added that it is impossible to realize comprehensive peace in the region without realizing peace with Syria and Lebanon from one side, and Israel from the other side.

The meeting was attended by the Assistant to Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu'allim, Director of the Foreign Media Department at the Foreign Ministry, Bushra Kanafani, the Dutch Ambassador in Damascus Roed Rik van Shriffin, in his capacity as representative of Ireland, the EU duty President and the Charge D' Affairs of the European Commission in Damascus, Kristo Komnionis.

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