Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 4/13/1998
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of April 13, 1998
- Khaddam, Hariri confer in Damascus
An understanding was reached on the mechanism for a diplomatic and political intiative to explain the objectives of recent Israeli maneuvers which aim at obstructing the peace process in the region. Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 4/17/1998 - Assad: Israeli pledge to withdraw from the Golan deposited with the US
Asked about the Syrian defense minister's recent announcement that Syria has a document relating to a message from US President Bill Clinton on Israel's offer to pull out of the, Assad said: "There is no document in the full sense of the word, but there were negotiations." Syria, Politics, 4/16/1998 - President Mubarak: European role should be a complement to US role
Mubarak said, "If Israel wants to withdraw unconditionally from South Lebanon in accordance with the Resolution 425, no one will reject this. But if it sets negotiations as a precondition to withdraw neither Syria nor Lebanon will agree on this." Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/16/1998 - New Syrian-Lebanese coordination effort regarding Israel planned
The sources added that next Tuesday, Hariri will visit Cairo at Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's invitation, to discuss developments in the region. The sources continued, Hariri's two-day visit does not fall in the course of visits to explain the Lebanese stand concerning the Israeli proposals. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/16/1998 - Lebanese Premier rejects Israeli conditional proposal from Lebanon
On the US call on Lebanon to study the Israeli proposal on the conditional withdrawal from south Lebanon, Hariri said: "We want Israel to withdraw from south Lebanon immediately and unconditionally," and he said the US, the main sponsor of the Middle East peace process, called on Lebanon to study the Israeli proposal but Lebanon completely rejects the Israeli conditions. Lebanon-Syria-USA, Politics, 4/16/1998 - Al-Bassel creativity exposition opens today Syria, Economics, 4/16/1998
- Syrian higher agriculture council meets on production increase Syria, Agriculture, 4/16/1998
- Qassiyoun monument unveiled by Syrian citizens in occupied Golan
Israeli occupation forces at dawn Tuesday detained three Syrian youths from Majdal Shams town in the occupied Golan. The arrest was made within the framework of an arbitrary arrest campaigns launched by the occupation troops in the town. Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/15/1998 - Mubarak - Assad meeting Egypt-Syria, Politics, 4/15/1998
- Syrian cultural week convenes in Madrid Syria-Spain, Economics, 4/15/1998
- Syrian, Lebanese presidents reviewed latest developments
Following full discussions of the recent events on the internal level in regards to disputes between Hariri, Hrawi, and Berri, it was agreed that stress should be placed on all efforts that would consolidate the Lebanese peace march and support the steadfastness of the Lebanese people. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/14/1998 - Syrian patriarch continues visit to Iraq
Patriarch Mara Agnatiuis Zakka Eiwas of the Orthodox - Assyrian church arrived in Baghdad today after he spent four days in the Iraqi city of al-Mawsel. Syria-Iraq, Religion, 4/14/1998 - Syrian - Kuwaiti follow up committee opens deliberations today
Meetings of the Syrian-Kuwaiti joint higher committee's follow up committee on technical cooperation start today at the Syrian Commercial Bank in Damascus to discuss means of developing and strengthening trade and technical cooperation between Syria and Kuwait. Syria-Kuwait, Economics, 4/14/1998 - Syria, JICA sign accord Syria-Japan, Economics, 4/14/1998
- Lebanese - Syrian summit today in Lattakia
Diplomatic sources said the two presidents confirmed their rejection of any conditional suggestions concerning UN Security Council resolution 425, and said Israel should implement the resolution without any restrictions or conditions. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 4/13/1998 - Qatari -Syrian relations improving with foreign minister's visit
This is first visit for Sheikh Hamad to Syria since 1996. It comes after the recent improvement in the relationship between the two contries Qatar-Syria, Politics, 4/13/1998 - Peres: no Golan guarantees Syria-Israel, Politics, 4/13/1998