Saudi Cabinet endorses economic accord with Syria

Originally published October 12, 1999

Chaired by King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia in its weekly meeting held on Monday, the Saudi Cabinet extended the Syrian - Saudi economic and trade agreement protocol for one year as of November 4, a statement read by the acting Saudi minister of information following the Cabinet meeting on Monday said.

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