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On al-Assad's visit to France
Well-informed French sources said that Paris will ask President Bashar al-Assad who will pay a state visit to France to abstain from opposing the report and recommendations of the Mitcell report as well as to refrain from challenging the Egyptian- Jordanian initiative.
Syria-France, Politics, 6/24/2001

Hungarian official voices support to Syria becoming a temporary member of UN Security Council
" My intention in this visit to Syria is to promote the good relations between traditional friends, Hungary and Syria," said political state secretary of the ministry of foreign affairs in the Republic of Hungary Mr. Zsolt Nemeth in a statement to Arabic News.
Syria-Hungary, Politics, 6/24/2001

Al-Assad's comprehensive statement to French TV
The President said in his statement that the presence of the Syrian forces in Lebanon is temporary and that the recently made re-deployment is under technical considerations carried out by the military-men in the two countries
Syria-France, Politics, 6/22/2001

Al-Shara discusses with Moratinos the situation in the region, strengthening Syrian- European relations
The two sides discussed developments of conditions in the region, and Syrian- European relations. Stress was laid on the importance of strengthening these relations in all fields.
Syria-European Union, Politics, 6/22/2001

Syrian- Turkish economic committee discuss boosting cooperation
the minister of the economy Muhammad al-Imadi stressed Syria's desire to develop relations with Turkey, noting the common and varied interests linking the two countries
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 6/22/2001

A message to al-Assad from Hungarian counterpart
The Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara on Wednesday received the Hungarian deputy foreign minister Nemeth Jold, who is also the deputy chairman of the Hungarian democratic youth party and members of the accompanying delegation. The visiting official handed a message from Hungary's President Ferenek Madel to President al-Assad.
Syria-Hungary, Politics, 6/21/2001

On al-Assad's visit to France
The Kuwaiti daily al-Seyasah said on Wednesday according to a well-informed Syrian source that the visit of President Bashar al-Assad's to France will concentrate on three main pillars which are the peace process, the Iraqi situation in the course of the smart sanctions and Arab Ð European relations and French- Syrian relations.
Syria-France, Politics, 6/21/2001

On the redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon
News reports quoted a Lebanese minister who asked not to be identified as saying on Tuesday that some 7,000 Syrian soldiers had left Beirut and its suburbs since June 14 in the framework of a partial withdrawal operation.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/20/2001

On President Bashar al-Assad's visit to France
The French weekly news Bulletin said that President Bashar al-Assad who starts an official visit to France on June 25 will be accompanied by a large delegation including the vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam and the foreign minister Farouk al-Shara as well as a high ranking security delegation including 22 officers.
Syria-France, Politics, 6/20/2001

Syria achieves a growth rate of 2.5 %
A report published by the Syrian daily Tishreen on Tuesday said that Syria has attained in the year 2000 an economic growth estimated at 2.5%.
Syria, Economics, 6/20/2001

On Arafat's visit to Damascus
Palestine-Syria, Politics, 6/20/2001

Al-Assad issues a decree to found a Syrian trade center in Iraq
Syria-Iraq, Economics, 6/19/2001

Syria: Addomari published in two empty pages
The weekly satirical " Addomari" was issued on Sunday with two white and almost empty pages just of two caricatures which implicitly criticize the way their printing was stopped on Saturday, after the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro and the minister of information Adnan Omran rejected two topics that occupied two pages in the weekly, dealing with the governmental performance and rumors on the government's reshuffle.
Syria, Politics, 6/19/2001

Ali Farzat and al-Doumari Syrian satirical weekly problems
Owner and publisher of the Syrian satirical weekly al-Doumari told the London- based al-Hayat daily in its Monday's issue that he phoned the Syrian minister of information on Saturday to know about the reasons behind banning the publication of two reports criticizing the government and that the minister was persistent to cancel the two reports and to honor the "rules," as may happen in any place in the world.
Syria, Politics, 6/19/2001

Syrian- Lebanese summit to be held soon
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/19/2001

On water issue between Syria and Turkey
Syria-Turkey, Economics, 6/19/2001

Al-Assad confers with Azmi Beshara
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 6/18/2001

Al-Assad received a message from President of the republic of Armenia
Syria-Armenia, Politics, 6/18/2001

A new chief for customs department in Syria
Syria, Politics, 6/18/2001

Syria does not accept monitors to Iraq sanctions
Diplomatic sources in Damascus told the London- based al-Hayat daily issued on Sunday that Syria is very worried from the existence of UN observers to monitor the new sanctions system against Iraq and sees in that as a violation to the Syrian sovereignty on its own territories that it can not accept.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 6/18/2001

On the redeployment of the Syrian forces in Lebanon
News reports quoted eye-witnesses that the Syrian forces on Saturday evening evacuated several of its positions in Beirut and handed some of these positions to the Lebanese army and thereby continuing the redeployment operation it has started four days earlier.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/18/2001

Chirac refused to postpone President al-Assad visit
The United Arab Emirates UAE daily al-Itihad said in its Sunday's issue that the French President Jacques Chirac informed a delegation represents the Jewish organizations in France his rejection to postpone or cancel the visit of the Syrian President Bashar al- Assad to France, stressing that this visit will be held at its set date on June 25th.
Syria-France, Politics, 6/18/2001


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