Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 4/23/2001
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of April 23, 2001
- Al-Hariri encourages US President to strengthen relations with Syria
The Israeli radio on Wednesday quoted a US source to the meeting of the US President George Bush with the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in Washington on Tuesday said that al-Hariri had encouraged the US President to strengthen the US relations with Syria for the interests of the two countries. Lebanon-USA, Politics, 4/26/2001 - On Sfeir's visit to Damascus Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/25/2001
- Lebanese president confers with Greek party chief
The Greek official said that President Lahoud asked for a more effective role to be played by the European Union in the region, noting " this is our very policy and we will work to fulfil his desire." He stressed that relations between the Lebanese and Greek peoples are not only at the political level, rather also based on developing social, economic and political ties. Lebanon-Greece, Politics, 4/24/2001 - Lebanese prime minister reviewed with Pope ME peace Lebanon-Vatican, Politics, 4/24/2001
- Israeli planes violated the Lebanese airspace Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 4/24/2001
- Al- Hariri encourages Sfeir to visit Damascus
The London based "al-Sharq al-Awsat" daily said that the Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri has encouraged Maronite Patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir to visit Syria during the visit of Pope John Paul II to Syria. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/23/2001